Battle of Suipacha

Battle of Suipacha
	Part of Bolivian War of Independence; Argentine War of Independence
	; Detail of a lithography of the battle
Date	November 7, 1810
Location	Bolivia21°33′56.17″S 65°36′32″W / 21.5656028°S 65.60889°W
Result	United Provinces victory
Belligerents
Provinces of the Río de la Plata; Republiquetas	Spanish Empire; Viceroyalty of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Antonio González Balcarce; Juan José Castelli	José de Córdoba y Rojas; Vicente Nieto
Strength
600; 10 field guns	800; 4 field guns
	class=notpageimage\| Location within Bolivia Battle of Suipacha (South America) Battle of Suipacha (America)

The Battle of Suipacha was fought on 7 November 1810 in Bolivia during the Bolivian War of Independence between the Spanish colonial army and the Republican forces sent by the Primera Junta from Buenos Aires. At the time Bolivia was known as Upper Peru. It was the first decisive defeat of the Royalists by Republican forces. The battle took place 25 km (16 mi) southeast of Tupiza, near the small town of Suipacha, on the margin of the Suipacha river in the Sud Chichas province (Potosí Department. in today Bolivia).

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v t e Upper Peru Campaigns 1810–1817
First campaign Cotagaita Suipacha Huaqui Second campaign Tucumán Salta Pequereque Vilcapugio Tambo Nuevo Ayohuma Third campaign Viluma Fourth campaign Yavi La Tablada Sopahuy
Argentine War of Independence Bolivian War of Independence