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Battle of Junín
- When
- 6 August 1824
- Where
- Junín highlands
Pro-independence forces under Bolívar defeated Royalist cavalry in the Junín highlands on 6 August 1824.
The engagement was a large cavalry battle in the Peruvian War of Independence. Bolívar led his rebel forces south from Trujillo to confront the Spanish under Field Marshal José de Canterac. The Royalists had previously regained control of Lima, but the patriot forces regrouped and achieved victory in the highlands.
Sources
- Battle of Junín Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
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