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First Battle of Huachi Grande

First Battle of Huachi Grande was a battle fought on 22 November 1820 at Quito, in what is now Ecuador. It was part of the Ecuadorian War of Independence, which ran from 1820 to 1823. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 1,800 men against 1,000 men.

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Fought22 November 1820
WhereQuito, Ecuador1.307S, 78.635W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
Belligerents23px|border Free Province of GuayaquilagainstKingdom of Spain
Casualties and losses500 killed and wounded; many prisonersandUnknown
Part ofEcuadorian War of Independence1820 to 1823

Where it sits in the Ecuadorian War of Independence

Battle of Camino Real, 1820First Battle of Huachi Grande, 1820Second Battle of Huachi, 1821Battle of Pichincha, 1822Battle of Tanizagua, 183118201831First Battle of Huachi Grande, 1820
5 placed engagements of the Ecuadorian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 November 1820
PlaceQuito, Ecuador
1.307S, 78.635W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,800 men1,000 men
Casualties and losses500 killed and wounded; many prisonersUnknown
Commanders
  • León de Febres Cordero
  • Luis Urdaneta
  • Francisco Eugenio Tamariz
First Battle of Huachi GrandeFirst Battle of Huachi GrandeSecond Battle of HuachiBattle of RiobambaBattle of Camino RealBattle of PichinchaBattle of YaguachiBattle of RiobambaBattle of Camino RealBattle of PichinchaBattle of YaguachiGuayaquilLatacungaBabahoyoChoneTenaMacas100 km1.307S, 78.635W
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First Battle of Huachi Grande is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 32 in present-day Ecuador.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q3181491, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Huachi, revision 1370618682, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.