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Sieege of Cusco (1781)

Sieege of Cusco (1781) was a siege conducted in 1781 at Cusco, in what is now Peru. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cusco. It was part of the Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II, which ran from 1780 to 1783. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 15,000 against 40,000.

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Fought1781
WhereCusco, Peru13.517S, 71.979W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsSpanish EmpireagainstAymara-Quechua rebels
Casualties and losses500–1,000 killed or woundedand2,000–5,000 killed, wounded, or executed
Part ofRebellion of Túpac Amaru II1780 to 1783

Where it sits in the Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II

Battle of Sangarará, 1780Battle of Pillpinto, 1780Capture of Ayaviri, 1780Battle of Saylla, 1781Sieege of Cusco (1781), 1781Battle of Cerro Punilla, 1781Battle of Pucacasa, 1781Battle of Combapata, 1781Battle of Condorcuyo, 1781Battle of Moho, 178217801782Sieege of Cusco (1781), 1781
10 placed engagements of the Rebellion of Túpac Amaru II in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1781 (year precision)
to 1781
PlaceCusco, Peru
13.517S, 71.979W
KindSiege, early modern
Strength15,00040,000
Casualties and losses500–1,000 killed or wounded2,000–5,000 killed, wounded, or executed
Commanders
  • Gabriel de Avilés, 4th Marquis of Avilés
  • Mateo Pumacahua
  • Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta
  • Túpac Amaru II
  • Diego Cristóbal Túpac Amaru
Sieege of Cusco (1781)Sieege of Cusco (1781)Siege of CuscoBattle of CuscoBattle of Las SalinasBattle of JaquijahuanaBattle of OllantaytamboBattle of Las SalinasBattle of JaquijahuanaBattle of OllantaytamboAbancaySicuaniSanto Tomas100 km13.517S, 71.979W
Placed at Cusco; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Sieege of Cusco (1781) is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 89 in present-day Peru.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q11794853, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Cusco (1781), revision 1376493288, 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.