🌎 Latin American Warsmedium
Battle of Ayacucho
1824 CE · Ayacucho, Peru
Quick Facts
- Year
- 1824 CE
- Location
- Ayacucho, Peru
- Era
- 🌎 Latin American Wars
- Difficulty
- medium
The Battle of Ayacucho was the last major battle of the Spanish American wars of independence. Antonio Jose de Sucre led the patriot forces to a decisive victory over the Spanish Viceroy's army on the high Andean plateau. The Spanish surrender that followed effectively ended over 300 years of colonial rule in South America.
💡 Did you know?
The Spanish Viceroy La Serna was personally wounded and captured at Ayacucho. His surrender effectively ended over 300 years of Spanish rule in mainland South America.