Battle of Junín

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battle cavalry engagement

The Battle of Junín was a key 1824 cavalry engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence that helped secure Simón Bolívar’s campaign to liberate Peru from Spanish rule.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Junín canonical	10
Batalla de Junín	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ cavalry engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Junín ⓘ surface form: Batalla de Junín
approximateAltitude	over 4000 meters above sea level ⓘ
belligerent	Patriot forces ⓘ Royalist forces ⓘ Spanish Empire ⓘ Patriot forces of Peru ⓘ surface form: United Liberation Army of Peru
campaign	Bolívar’s campaign in Peru ⓘ
combatantForce	Argentine and Chilean volunteers ⓘ Gran Colombian cavalry units ⓘ Peruvian patriot cavalry ⓘ Spanish royalist army ⓘ surface form: Spanish royalist cavalry
commander	Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ Field Marshal José de la Serna y Hinojosa ⓘ José de Canterac ⓘ Simón Bolívar ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Peruvian national holiday observances in some regions ⓘ
commemoratedIn	Peruvian military history ⓘ
conflict	Peruvian War of Independence ⓘ
countryAtTime	Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
date	1824-08-06 ⓘ
effect	boosted morale of independence forces in Peru ⓘ contributed to the collapse of Spanish rule in Peru ⓘ
followedBy	Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ
historicalPeriod	Latin American wars of independence ⓘ
languageOfName	Spanish ⓘ
location	Junín Region ⓘ Plains of Junín ⓘ near Lake Junín ⓘ
notableCommanderPatriot	Simón Bolívar ⓘ
notableCommanderRoyalist	José de Canterac ⓘ
notableFeature	fought almost entirely with lances and sabers ⓘ minimal use of firearms ⓘ
outcome	Royalist forces forced to retreat ⓘ
partOf	Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Bolivarian campaigns of independence Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
precededBy	Patriot advance into the central highlands of Peru ⓘ
presentDayLocation	Peru ⓘ
primaryOpposingSides	Patriot cavalry vs. Royalist cavalry ⓘ
result	Patriot victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance	helped secure Simón Bolívar’s campaign to liberate Peru ⓘ paved the way for the Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ weakened Spanish royalist cavalry in the central highlands ⓘ
theater	Andean highlands ⓘ
typeOfCombat	cavalry battle ⓘ close-quarters combat ⓘ
year	1824 ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Simón Bolívar → battle → Battle of Junín ⓘ

Peruvian War of Independence → significantEvent → Battle of Junín ⓘ

Antonio José de Sucre → notableWork → Battle of Junín ⓘ

Battle of Ayacucho → precededBy → Battle of Junín ⓘ

Junín Region → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Junín ⓘ

Royal Army of Peru → notableEngagement → Battle of Junín ⓘ

Battle of Junín → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Junín ⓘ

this entity surface form: Batalla de Junín

Proclamation of Independence of Peru → followedBy → Battle of Junín ⓘ

Patriot forces of Peru → notableBattle → Battle of Junín ⓘ

Junín → historicalEventSite → Battle of Junín ⓘ

subject surface form: Junín Region

army of Gran Colombia → engagement → Battle of Junín ⓘ

subject surface form: Army of Gran Colombia