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Battle of Tumusla

Battle of Tumusla was a battle fought on 1 April 1825 in what is now Bolivia. It was part of the Spanish American wars of independence, which ran from 1808 to 1833. The recorded result: Patriot victory.

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Fought1 April 1825
WhereBolivia20.491S, 65.620W
OutcomePatriot victory
BelligerentsPeru; Gran ColombiaagainstKingdom of Spain and the Indies (since 1700)
Part ofSpanish American wars of independence1808 to 1833

Where it sits in the Spanish American wars of independence

Battle of Suipacha, 1810Battle of Chimbo, 1812Battle of Mocha, 1812Battle of Tucumán, 1812Battle of Ibarra, 1812Battle of Buceo, 1814Second Battle of La Puerta, 1814Battle of Rancagua, 1814Battle of Sipe-Sipe, 1815Los Andes vs Prueba, 1820Battle of Cerro de Pasco, 1820Battle of Ica, 1822Battle of Torata, 1823Battle of Moquegua, 1823Battle of Junín, 1824Second Siege of Callao, 1824Battle of Ayacucho, 1824Battle of Tumusla, 1825Batalla de La Florida, 1825Battle of San Juan de Ulua, 1825Battle of Mariel, 182818101828Battle of Tumusla, 1825
21 placed engagements of the Spanish American wars of independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1 April 1825
PlaceBolivia
20.491S, 65.620W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Commanders
  • Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu
  • Pedro Antonio Olañeta
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Battle of Tumusla is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 30 in present-day Bolivia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5778763, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Tumusla, revision 1376785398, 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.