Battle of Pequereque

Battle of Pequereque
Part of Bolivian War of Independence
Argentine War of Independence
Date19 June 1813
Location18°49′51.16″S 66°40′57.68″W / 18.8308778°S 66.6826889°W / -18.8308778; -66.6826889
Result United Provinces victory
Belligerents
Argentina United Provinces of South America
Republiquetas
Spain Spanish Empire
Spain Viceroyalty of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Argentina Cornelio Zelaya Spain Pedro Antonio Olañeta
Strength
135 cavalrymen 150-200 cavalrymen
Casualties and losses
3 dead
10 wounded[1]
10 dead
20 wounded[1]
Battle of Pequereque is located in Bolivia
Battle of Pequereque
Location within Bolivia
Battle of Pequereque is located in South America
Battle of Pequereque
Battle of Pequereque (South America)
Battle of Pequereque is located in America
Battle of Pequereque
Battle of Pequereque (America)

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.

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