Battle of Junín
1824 battle of the Peruvian War of Independence / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle of Junín was a military engagement of the Peruvian War of Independence, fought in the highlands of the Junín Region on 6 August 1824. The preceding February the royalists had regained control of Lima, and having regrouped in Trujillo, Simón Bolívar in June led his rebel forces south to confront the Spanish under Field Marshal José de Canterac. The two armies met on the Plain of Junín in the Bombon Plateau [es], northwest of the Jauja Valley.
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Part of the Peruvian War of Independence | |||||||
Battle of Junín by Martín Tovar y Tovar. Oil on canvas. | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Gran Colombia | |||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Simón Bolívar Antonio José de Sucre | José de Canterac | ||||||
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1,000 | 1,300 | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
150 | 250 |
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