battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Battle of Vilcapugiou
Battle of Vilcapugiou was a battle fought on 1 October 1813 at Bolivia. It was part of the Argentine War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1816. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 3,400 soldiers; 14 cannon against 3,500 soldiers; 12 cannon.
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Record
| Date | 1 October 1813 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Bolivia 19.039S, 66.559W | |
| Part of | Argentine War of Independence (1810 to 1816) | |
| Kind | Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic | |
| Result | Royalist victory | |
| Belligerents | 23px United Provinces; Republiquetas | Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Commanders | 23px Manuel Belgrano | Joaquín de la Pezuela |
| Strength | 3,400 soldiers; 14 cannon | 3,500 soldiers; 12 cannon |
| Casualties and losses | 350 dead | 200 dead |
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In the same war
- Before: Battle of Salta 20 February 1813
- After: Battle of Martín García 10 March 1814
- All 13 engagements of Argentine War of Independence
Elsewhere in 1813
- Battle of Leipzig Germany
- Battle of Vitoria Spain
- Battle of Lützen Germany
- Battle of Dresden Germany
- Battle of Bautzen Germany
Battle of Vilcapugiou is one of 2,483 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 19 in present-day Bolivia.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872673, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Vilcapugio, revision 1377899738, 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.