Atlas of Battles

commander, 6 engagements

Battles of Antonio José de Sucre

Battles of Antonio José de Sucre

Venezuelan military and politician (1795–1830)

Antonio José de Sucre is recorded as a commander at 6 placed engagements in the atlas between 1821 and 1824: 6 battles across 2 present-day countries, most in Ecuador (3), Peru (3). Taken in date order, the sites lie 1,828 km apart end to end, 366 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Ecuadorian War of Independence (2), Spanish American wars of independence (2), Peruvian War of Independence (1).

Battle of CorpahuaicoBattle of YaguachiSecond Battle of HuachiBattle of PichinchaBattle of JunínBattle of AyacuchoBattle of YaguachiSecond Battle of HuachiBattle of PichinchaBattle of JunínBattle of AyacuchoLimaManausTrujilloCuscoIcaRiberaltaJi-ParanáVilhenaLeticiaCruzeiro do Sul1000 km6.691S, 76.891W
6 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1821: 2 engagements1822: 1 engagements1824: 3 engagements3 in 182418211824
6 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Yaguachi, 1821Second Battle of Huachi, 1821Battle of Pichincha, 1822Battle of Junín, 1824Battle of Corpahuaico, 1824Battle of Ayacucho, 182418211824
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
19 August 1821Battle of YaguachiYaguachi Canton, EcuadorPatriot victory
12 September 1821Second Battle of HuachiAmbato, Ecuador148 km NERoyalist victory
24 May 1822Battle of PichinchaLa Libertad, Ecuador120 km NPatriot victory
6 August 1824Battle of JunínJunín Department, Peru1,255 km SPatriot victory
1824Battle of CorpahuaicoPeru288 km SERoyalist victory
9 December 1824Battle of AyacuchoAyacucho, Peru17 km NEPatriot Forces victory; Capitulation of the Royal Army of...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827 - 1902), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.