Battle of Zepita
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The Battle of Zepita was an 1823 engagement in the Peruvian War of Independence in which patriot forces fought Spanish royalist troops near Lake Titicaca in southern Peru.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Zepita canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| armedConflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Republican Peru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaign | southern Peru campaign of 1823 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combatant |
Patriot forces
ⓘ
Spanish royalist forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Andrés de Santa Cruz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerónimo Valdés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Peruvian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| date | 25 August 1823 ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | continued royalist–patriot campaigning in southern Peru ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | Lake Titicaca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCasualties |
patriot casualties
ⓘ
royalist casualties ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext |
Peruvian national history
ⓘ
Spanish language historiography ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedEntity |
Army of the Andes (patriot elements)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
royalist army of Upper Peru ⓘ |
| involvedMilitaryBranch |
artillery
ⓘ
cavalry ⓘ infantry ⓘ |
| location |
Puno Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Lake Titicaca ⓘ southern Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Zepita NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommanderRole |
Andrés de Santa Cruz commanded patriot forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jerónimo Valdés commanded royalist forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Latin American wars of independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peruvian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier royalist advances in southern Peru ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Peruvian declaration of independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
subsequent campaigns of Simón Bolívar in Peru ⓘ |
| result |
patriot tactical victory
ⓘ
strategic indecisive outcome ⓘ |
| sideWon | patriot forces ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted prestige of Andrés de Santa Cruz
ⓘ
contributed to weakening royalist control in southern Peru ⓘ |
| strategicObjective | to halt royalist advance in southern Peru ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Altiplano region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1823 ⓘ |
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