Battle of Pequereque | |||||||
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Part of Bolivian War of Independence Argentine War of Independence | |||||||
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Strength | |||||||
135 cavalrymen | 150-200 cavalrymen | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
3 dead 10 wounded[1] |
10 dead 20 wounded[1] | ||||||
Location within Bolivia |
The Battle of Pequereque was a clash which took place on 19 June 1813, during the second Upper Peru campaign of the Argentine War of Independence, between scouting forces of the United Provinces Army of the North and the royalist Army of Peru. The republican cavalry of the Army of the North, led by Colonel Cornelio Zelaya, prevailed over the royalists, under the command of Colonel Pedro Olañeta.