siege, early modern
Siege of Lima
Siege of Lima was a siege conducted on 10 August 1536 at Lima, in what is now Peru. It was part of the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, which ran from 1532 to 1572.
Record
| Date | 10 August 1536 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Lima, Peru 12.050S, 77.033W | |
| Part of | Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire (1532 to 1572) | |
| Kind | Siege, early modern | |
| Participants | Inca Empire, Hispanic Monarchy | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Portada de Guías 1838, 1.2 km
- First Siege of Callao 1821, 11 km
- Second Siege of Callao 1824, 11 km
- Third Siege of Callao 1838, 11 km
- Capture of the schooner Peruviana 1838, 12 km
In the same war
- Before: Siege of Cusco 6 May 1536
- After: Battle of Ollantaytambo December 1536
- All 5 engagements of Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire
Elsewhere in 1536
- Siege of Klis Croatia
- Battle of Un no Kuchi Japan
- Battle of Reynogüelén Chile
- Siege of Péronne France
Siege of Lima is one of 831 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 37 in present-day Peru.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5762526, released under CC0. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.