Royalist forces
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The Royalist forces were the Spanish colonial troops and local loyalists who fought to maintain Spanish rule in the Americas during the various wars of independence.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
combatant in war
ⓘ
military force ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Captaincy General of Chile
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captaincy General of Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ Captaincy General of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru NERFINISHED ⓘ Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Ferdinand VII of Spain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Argentine War of Independence
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central American independence conflicts ⓘ Chilean War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Ecuadorian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexican War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Peruvian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuelan War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| goal | maintain Spanish rule in the Americas ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Afro-descendant auxiliaries
ⓘ
Spanish regular troops ⓘ colonial militias ⓘ indigenous auxiliaries ⓘ local loyalist volunteers ⓘ |
| ideology |
loyalism to Spain
ⓘ
monarchism ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| lastMajorDefeat | Battle of Ayacucho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastStronghold |
Peru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Peru (Bolivia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Félix María Calleja
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
José Tomás Boves NERFINISHED ⓘ José de la Serna NERFINISHED ⓘ Juan Manuel de Rosas NERFINISHED ⓘ Pablo Morillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
patriot forces
ⓘ
revolutionary forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish colonial army ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| status | defeated in most of Spanish America by the 1820s ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | patriot armies in Spanish America ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| used |
artillery units
ⓘ
cavalry units ⓘ line infantry tactics ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire