battle, nineteenth century
Battle of Zepita
Battle of Zepita was a battle fought in 1823 in what is now Peru. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Peruvian War of Independence, which ran from 1821 to 1824. The recorded result: Indecisive. Recorded strength: 1,600 against 1,800.
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Where it sits in the Peruvian War of Independence
Record
| Date | 1823 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Peru 16.499S, 69.110W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 1,600 | 1,800 |
| Casualties and losses | 28 killed; 84 wounded; 30 captured | 100 killed; 184 captured |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Huaqui 1811, 25 km SE
- Battle of Ingavi 1841, 88 km E
- Batalla de Chacaltaya (1809) 1809, 101 km E
- Siege of La Paz 1811, 103 km E
- Aroma Battle 1810, 192 km SE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Riobamba 21 April 1822
- After: Battle of Callao 1824
- All 8 engagements of Peruvian War of Independence
Elsewhere in 1823
- Battle of Trocadero Spain
- Battle of Karpenisi Greece
- Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo Venezuela
- Battle of 4 May Brazil
- Second Siege of Missolonghi Greece
Battle of Zepita is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 89 in present-day Peru.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5723183, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Zepita, revision 1370596625, 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.