Battle of Suipacha

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The Battle of Suipacha was an early 1810 patriot victory over Spanish royalist forces in present-day Bolivia that boosted the independence movement in the Río de la Plata region.

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Battle of Suipacha canonical 2
Batalla de Suipacha 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military engagement
alsoKnownAs Battle of Suipacha
surface form: Batalla de Suipacha
belligerent Patriot forces of the Primera Junta
Spanish royalist forces
campaign First Upper Peru campaign
combatantSide Spanish Empire
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
commander Antonio González Balcarce
Juan José Castelli
commemoratedBy Suipacha street in Buenos Aires
place names in Argentina and Bolivia
conflictOf Argentine War of Independence
countryAtTime Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata
date 1810-11-07
era Latin American independence movements
surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
followedBy Battle of Huaqui
involvedForce Army of the North
surface form: Army of the North (Argentina)
languageOfPrimarySources Spanish
location Upper Peru
near Suipacha
present-day Bolivia
notableFor capture and execution of royalist leaders in Upper Peru after the battle
opposingCommander José de Córdoba y Ramos
surface form: José de Córdoba y Rojas

Vicente Nieto
partOf Latin American independence movements
surface form: South American wars of independence
precededBy Battle of Cotagaita
region Río de la Plata region
relatedTo Argentine War of Independence
surface form: Argentine independence movement

May Revolution Day
surface form: May Revolution
result defeat of Spanish royalist forces
patriot victory
significance boosted the independence movement in the Río de la Plata region
first major patriot victory in Upper Peru
strengthened authority of the Primera Junta
theater Upper Peru theater of war
typeOfEngagement land battle
year 1810

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First Upper Peru campaign notableBattle Battle of Suipacha
Battle of Suipacha alsoKnownAs Battle of Suipacha
this entity surface form: Batalla de Suipacha