Bolivian War of Independence

Bolivian War of Independence
Part of the Spanish American wars of independence
Antonio José de Sucre at the Battle of Ayacucho (9 December 1824)
Date 25 May 1809 – 6 August 1825 (16 years, 2 months, 1 week and 5 days) Location Upper Peru (modern Bolivia) Result Patriot victory Independence of Bolivia Incorporation into Peruvian territory until 1826
Belligerents
Patriots: Bolivia Republiquetas  Gran Colombia  Peru United Provinces	Royalists: Spain Viceroyalty of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Simón Bolívar Andrés de Santa Cruz Antonio de Sucre José Balancer Eustaquio Méndez José Ballivián José Manuel Mercado	Pedro A. Olañeta  † José de Goyeneche Pío de Tristán Joaquín de la Pezuela José de la Serna José María Valdez

The Bolivian War of Independence (Spanish: Guerra de Independencia de Bolivia, 1809–1825) began with the establishment of government juntas in Sucre and La Paz, after the Chuquisaca Revolution and La Paz revolution. These Juntas were defeated shortly after, and the cities fell again under Spanish control. The May Revolution of 1810 ousted the viceroy in Buenos Aires, which established its own junta. Buenos Aires sent three large military expeditions to Upper Peru, headed by Juan José Castelli, Manuel Belgrano and José Rondeau, but the royalists ultimately prevailed over each one. However, the conflict grew into a guerrilla war, the War of the Republiquetas, preventing the royalists from strengthening their presence. After Simón Bolívar and Antonio José de Sucre defeated the royalists in northern South America, Sucre led a campaign that was to defeat the royalists in Charcas for good when the last royalist general, Pedro Antonio Olañeta, suffered death and defeat at the hands of his own defected forces at the Battle of Tumusla. Bolivian independence was proclaimed on 6 August 1825.