Battle of Huaqui
| Battle of Huaqui or Guaqui | |||||||
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| Part of Bolivian War of Independence | |||||||
Old map of the battle, showing Titicaca lake on the north | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Provinces of the Río de la Plata Republiquetas | Viceroyalty of Peru | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Juan José Castelli Antonio González Balcarce | José Manuel de Goyeneche | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 5,000 soldiers and 13,000 native auxiliaries | 8,000 Indigenous combatants (including 4,700 Indigenous militias from Viceroyalty of Peru) | ||||||
The Battle of Huaqui or Battle of Guaqui-modern spelling- (in some sources also called Yuraicoragua or Battle of Desaguadero), was a battle on June 20, 1811, between the Primera Junta's (Buenos Aires) revolutionary troops and the royalist troops of the Viceroyalty of Peru on the border between Upper Peru, (present-day Bolivia), resulting in a comprehensive defeat of the revolutionary armies.