Battle of Vilcapugio

Battle of Vilcapugio
Part of Bolivian War of Independence
Argentine War of Independence

Old map of the battle
Date1 October 1813
Location19°2′19″S 66°33′31″W / 19.03861°S 66.55861°W / -19.03861; -66.55861
Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
Argentina Provinces of Río de la Plata
Republiquetas
Spain Spanish Empire
Spain Viceroyalty of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Argentina Manuel Belgrano Spain Joaquín de la Pezuela
Strength
3,400 soldiers
14 cannon
3,500 soldiers
12 cannon
Casualties and losses
350 dead 200 dead
Battle of Vilcapugio is located in Bolivia
Battle of Vilcapugio
Location within Bolivia
Battle of Vilcapugio is located in South America
Battle of Vilcapugio
Battle of Vilcapugio (South America)
Battle of Vilcapugio is located in America
Battle of Vilcapugio
Battle of Vilcapugio (America)

The Battle of Vilcapugio (Quechua: Sacred Well)[1] was a major battle fought on October 1, 1813, during the second Campaign of Upper Peru in the Argentine War of Independence, where the United Provinces forces led by General Manuel Belgrano were defeated by a royalist army, led by Joaquin de la Pezuela.

  1. ^ López, Vicente Fidel (1881).La revolucion argentina: su origen, sus guerras, y su desarrollo político hasta 1830, Volume 1. Imprenta y librería de Mayo, de C. Casavalle, p. 21 (in Spanish)