Battle of Ayacucho

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battle historical event

The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Ayacucho canonical	24
Batalla de Ayacucho	1
Capitulation of Ayacucho	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ surface form: Batalla de Ayacucho
belligerent	Patriot forces ⓘ Royalist forces ⓘ
campaign	Simón Bolívar’s liberation campaigns in Peru ⓘ
casualtiesPatriotApprox	about 1000 killed and wounded ⓘ
casualtiesRoyalistApprox	about 2000 killed and wounded ⓘ
commander	Agustín Gamarra ⓘ Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ José de Canterac ⓘ José de la Serna e Hinojosa ⓘ surface form: José de La Serna
commemoratedBy	Ayacucho obelisk at Pampa de La Quinua ⓘ
commemoratedOn	December 9 each year ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
date	1824-12-09 ⓘ
decisiveAction	patriot infantry and cavalry assault on royalist positions ⓘ
decisiveFor	independence of Peru ⓘ independence of South American republics from Spain ⓘ
endedConflict	major Spanish military presence in mainland South America ⓘ
historicalEra	Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Latin American wars of independence
ledTo	consolidation of independent republics in South America ⓘ
location	Pampa de La Quinua ⓘ
namedAfter	Ayacucho ⓘ
outcome	capitulation of the main Spanish royalist army in Peru ⓘ capture of Viceroy José de La Serna ⓘ
partOf	Peruvian War of Independence ⓘ Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
patriotCommander	Agustín Gamarra ⓘ Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ
patriotSide	Gran Colombia ⓘ surface form: Republic of Gran Colombia Peru ⓘ surface form: Republic of Peru United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Junín ⓘ
primaryWeaponry	muskets and artillery ⓘ
result	decisive patriot victory ⓘ
royalistCommander	José de Canterac ⓘ José de la Serna e Hinojosa ⓘ surface form: José de La Serna
royalistSide	Spanish Empire ⓘ Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
significance	secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule ⓘ
strategicEffect	secured patriot control over the central Andean highlands ⓘ
terrain	Altiplano plateau ⓘ surface form: Andean plateau
treatyOrCapitulation	Capitulation of Ayacucho ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	Napoleonic-style line infantry battle ⓘ
year	1824 ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Viceroyalty of Peru → endEvent → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Simón Bolívar → battle → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Peruvian War of Independence → significantEvent → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Peruvian War of Independence → treaty → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

this entity surface form: Capitulation of Ayacucho

Antonio José de Sucre → notableWork → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Bolivian War of Independence → significantEvent → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Battle of Ayacucho → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

this entity surface form: Batalla de Ayacucho

Royal Army of Peru → disestablishedAfter → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Royal Army of Peru → notableEngagement → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Battle of Pichincha → relatedEvent → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Battle of Junín → followedBy → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Proclamation of Independence of Peru → followedBy → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Patriot forces of Peru → notableBattle → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Grand Marshal of Ayacucho → namedAfter → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Grand Marshal of Ayacucho → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Ayacucho → knownFor → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Ayacucho → hasEvent → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Ayacucho → renamedAfter → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

army of Gran Colombia → engagement → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

subject surface form: Army of Gran Colombia

Ayacucho Region → hasHistoricalEvent → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Pampa de La Quinua → knownFor → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Pampa de La Quinua → battleFoughtHere → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Ayacucho obelisk at Pampa de La Quinua → commemorates → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Capitulation of Ayacucho → follows → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Capitulation of Ayacucho → hasCause → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ

Capitulation of Ayacucho → relatedTo → Battle of Ayacucho ⓘ