Gaucho militias of Salta
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The Gaucho militias of Salta were irregular cavalry forces of local gauchos who, under Martín Miguel de Güemes, waged a successful guerrilla campaign against Spanish royalist troops during Argentina’s War of Independence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gaucho militias of Salta canonical | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
irregular military force
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| activeDuring | Argentine War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance | Patriot forces (Argentina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaucho culture
ⓘ
Martín Miguel de Güemes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations |
Jujuy Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salta Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander | Martín Miguel de Güemes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composedOf | gauchos ⓘ |
| conflict |
Argentine War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guerra Gaucha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Provinces of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| equipment |
firearms
ⓘ
horses ⓘ knives ⓘ lances ⓘ |
| ethos |
defense of local autonomy
ⓘ
resistance to Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| location |
Jujuy Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northwest Argentina NERFINISHED ⓘ Salta Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | cavalry ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Martín Miguel de Güemes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
effective use of local terrain in guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
high mobility on horseback ⓘ popular participation in the independence struggle ⓘ |
| opponent |
Spanish royalist troops
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Army of the North (Argentina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recruitment | local rural population of Salta and Jujuy ⓘ |
| role |
defense of northern frontier of the United Provinces
ⓘ
protection of Salta and Jujuy from royalist invasions ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | prevented royalist advance into the Argentine interior ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
criollo landowners
ⓘ
local rural population ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1810s ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | light cavalry ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
guerrilla warfare
ⓘ
harassment of supply lines ⓘ hit-and-run attacks ⓘ scorched earth ⓘ |
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