Third Upper Peru campaign

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The Third Upper Peru campaign was a major Argentine military expedition during the War of Independence aimed at liberating the Upper Peru region (modern-day Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control.

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Third Upper Peru campaign canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Argentine War of Independence campaign
military campaign
belligerent Spanish Empire
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
royalist forces in Upper Peru
combatant Army of the North
conflict Latin American independence movements
surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
country United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
endTime 1816
followedBy shift of United Provinces strategy to northern frontier defense
hasCommander Joaquín de la Pezuela
José Rondeau
José de la Serna e Hinojosa
surface form: José de la Serna

Martín Miguel de Güemes
historicalPeriod Latin American wars of independence
location Upper Peru
modern-day Bolivia
notableBattle Battle of Puesto del Marqués
Battle of Sipe Sipe
Battle of Venta y Media
objective liberation of Upper Peru from Spanish royalist control
opposedBy Royal Army of Peru
surface form: royalist Army of Peru
outcome failure of United Provinces to secure Upper Peru
partOf Argentine War of Independence
precededBy Second Upper Peru campaign
result royalist victory
significance contributed to later focus on independence movements within Upper Peru itself
marked the end of large-scale Río de la Plata expeditions into Upper Peru
startTime 1815
theatre Upper Peru campaign theatre

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Argentine War of Independence keyEvent Third Upper Peru campaign
Second Upper Peru campaign followedBy Third Upper Peru campaign