Battle of Huaqui
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The Battle of Huaqui or Battle of Guaqui-modern spelling- [1][2] (in some sources also called Yuraicoragua or Battle of Desaguadero), was a battle on June 20, 1811 between the Primera Junta's (Buenos Aires) revolutionary troops and the royalist troops of the Viceroyalty of Peru on the border between Upper Peru, (present-day Bolivia), resulting in a resounding defeat of the revolutionary armies.
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Battle of Huaqui or Guaqui | |||||||
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Part of Bolivian War of Independence | |||||||
Old map of the battle, showing Titicaca lake on the north | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Provinces of the Río de la Plata Republiquetas | Viceroyalty of Peru | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Juan José Castelli Antonio González Balcarce | José Manuel de Goyeneche | ||||||
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5,000 soldiers and 13,000 native auxiliaries | 8,000 Indigenous combatants (including 4,700 Indigenous militias from Viceroyalty of Peru) | ||||||
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