Second Upper Peru campaign

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The Second Upper Peru campaign was a major 1813 military offensive by revolutionary forces from the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata to secure control over the mineral-rich Upper Peru region (modern Bolivia) during the Argentine War of Independence.

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instanceOf campaign of the Argentine War of Independence
military campaign
alsoKnownAs Second Upper Peru campaign
surface form: Second Auxiliary Expedition to Upper Peru
belligerent Spanish royalist army
surface form: Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
chronology second of three major Upper Peru campaigns launched from Buenos Aires
conflict struggle between revolutionary and royalist forces
countryOfOrigin United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
economicContext control of silver-mining regions in Upper Peru
followedBy Third Upper Peru campaign
hasCommander Cornelio Zelaya
Eustaquio Díaz Vélez
Joaquín de la Pezuela
José María Paz (as junior officer)
Manuel Belgrano
Pío Tristán
hasPart Battle of Ayohuma
Battle of Salta
Battle of Tucumán
Battle of Vilcapugio
historicalRegion Río de la Plata region
impact delayed consolidation of independence in Upper Peru
strengthened royalist position in the central Andes
influencedBy Cabildo Abierto of 22 May 1810
surface form: May Revolution of 1810 in Buenos Aires
involves Army of the North
surface form: Army of the North (Argentina)
location Upper Peru
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
Bolivia
surface form: modern Bolivia
militaryOutcome loss of revolutionary control over Upper Peru
militaryTheater Second Upper Peru campaign self-linksurface differs
surface form: Upper Peru front of the Argentine War of Independence
objective cut royalist control of mineral-rich regions in Upper Peru
secure control of Upper Peru
opposedBy Viceroyalty of Peru
outcome retreat of United Provinces forces from Upper Peru
partOf Argentine War of Independence
politicalContext Argentine revolutionary government
surface form: revolutionary government of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
precededBy First Upper Peru campaign
relatedTo Bolivian War of Independence
history of Argentina
history of Bolivia
result royalist victory
significantEvent Belgrano’s advance into Upper Peru after victories at Tucumán and Salta
defeats of Belgrano at Vilcapugio and Ayohuma
startTime 1813
strategicGoal extend revolutionary authority from the Río de la Plata into Upper Peru
timePeriod 1813–1814

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Argentine War of Independence keyEvent Second Upper Peru campaign
Second Upper Peru campaign alsoKnownAs Second Upper Peru campaign
this entity surface form: Second Auxiliary Expedition to Upper Peru
Second Upper Peru campaign militaryTheater Second Upper Peru campaign self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Upper Peru front of the Argentine War of Independence
Third Upper Peru campaign precededBy Second Upper Peru campaign
First Upper Peru campaign followedBy Second Upper Peru campaign
First Upper Peru campaign theatreOfWar Second Upper Peru campaign
this entity surface form: Upper Peru front of the Argentine War of Independence