Spanish royalist army

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The Spanish royalist army was the military force loyal to the Spanish Crown that fought to suppress independence movements and maintain colonial rule in territories such as New Spain during the early 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armed forces of the Spanish Crown
military force
royalist army
activeInCentury 19th century
allegiance King of Spain
Crown of Spain
surface form: Spanish Crown
commandStructure Spanish Army
composition American-born loyalist troops
indigenous auxiliaries
militia units
peninsular Spanish troops
conflict Argentine War of Independence
Chilean War of Independence
Colombian War of Independence
Ecuadorian War of Independence
Mexican War of Independence
Peruvian War of Independence
Latin American independence movements
surface form: Spanish American wars of independence

Venezuelan War of Independence
War of the Supremes
country Spanish Empire
declineCause success of independence movements in Spanish America
endResult loss of most Spanish colonies in the Americas
governedBy Spanish colonial authorities
captain generals of Spanish America
viceroys of the Spanish Empire
notableCommander Agustín de Iturbide
Félix María Calleja
Joaquín de la Pezuela
José Manuel de Goyeneche
José Tomás Boves
José de Canterac
José de la Cruz
Juan Manuel de Rosas
Pablo Morillo
Pedro Antonio Olañeta
surface form: Pedro Antonio de Olañeta
objective preservation of Spanish sovereignty in the Americas
opposedBy insurgent forces
patriot armies in Spanish America
revolutionary armies
role defense of colonial rule
suppression of independence movements
timePeriod early 19th century
usedInTerritory Captaincy General of Chile
Guatemala Captaincy General
surface form: Captaincy General of Guatemala

Captaincy General of Venezuela
Cuba
Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain

Philippines
Viceroyalty of New Granada
Viceroyalty of Peru
Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata

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Siege of Cuautla opponent Spanish royalist army
Army of the Andes opponent Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire
Second Republic of Venezuela dissolvedBy Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: José Tomás Boves’s royalist forces
Second Upper Peru campaign belligerent Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire
Battle of Pichincha sideOfCommander Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Melchor Aymerich – Spanish royalist forces
Battle of Junín combatantForce Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish royalist cavalry
Battle of Trocadero opponent Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish Constitutional Army
Calleja’s reputation as a royalist commander increased hasAssociation Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish royalist army in New Spain
Guerra Grande opposedBy Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish colonial army
Battle of Imus combatant Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish colonial army
Battle of Montjuïc (1641) attacker Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish royal army
Guerra dels Segadors participant Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish royal army
Spanish Republican Army precededBy Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish Army of the monarchy
Siege of Montevideo (1807) militaryBranchInvolved Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish colonial militia
Battle of Lagunillas combatant Spanish royalist army
this entity surface form: Spanish colonial army