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Battle of Junín

1824 · 19th century · Part of the Spanish American wars of independence

The Battle of Junín was a cavalry battle fought on 6 August 1824 on the high plain of Junín in the central Andes of Peru. The patriot horsemen of Simón Bolívar's Colombian and Peruvian army, fighting with lances and sabres, routed the royalist cavalry of José de Canterac. It prepared the way for Sucre's decisive victory at Ayacucho four months later.

Battle of Junín
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