Battle of Corpahuaico

A part of the [[Peruvian War of Independence]], the battle occurred on December 3, 1824, and was one of the last Royalist victories in the wider [[Spanish American wars of independence]]. The battle saw the rearguard of the [[United Liberating Army of Peru]] commanded by [[Antonio José de Sucre]] suffer a minor defeat at the hands of the vanguard of the [[Royal Army of Peru]] commanded by [[Jerónimo Valdés]].{{sfn|O'Leary|1919|p=186}}{{sfn|O'Leary|1919|p=187}} According to Sucre his losses were 300 men, some artillery and other pieces of equipments.{{sfn|O'Leary|1919|p=187}}

A part of the [[Peruvian War of Independence]], the battle occurred on December 3, 1824, and was one of the last Royalist victories in the wider [[Spanish American wars of independence]]. The battle saw the rearguard of the [[United Liberating Army of Peru]] commanded by [[Antonio José de Sucre]] suffer a minor defeat at the hands of the vanguard of the [[Royal Army of Peru]] commanded by [[Jerónimo Valdés]].{{sfn|O'Leary|1919|p=186}}{{sfn|O'Leary|1919|p=187}} According to Sucre his losses were 300 men, some artillery and other pieces of equipments.{{sfn|O'Leary|1919|p=187}}

The rearguard, formed by the Rifles battalion, comprised of British volunteers under the command of Colonel Arthur Sandes, was overtaken by Royalist forces. In the engagement, the Rifles lost a third of their force, including their second-in-command, Major Thomas Duchbury, who was killed in action.

The rearguard, formed by the [[:es:Batallon Rifles|Rifles battalion]], comprised of British volunteers under the command of Colonel [[Arthur Sandes]], was overtaken by Royalist forces. In the engagement, the Rifles lost a third of their force, including their second-in-command, Major Thomas Duchbury, who was killed in action.

The Royalist lost 30 men in the engagement.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Así fue la Batalla de Ayacucho, el acontecimiento que selló la independencia del Perú y Sudamérica |last=Obando |first=Manoel |url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2024/12/08/asi-fue-la-batalla-de-ayacucho-el-acontecimiento-que-sello-la-independencia-del-peru-y-sudamerica/ |work=[[Infobae]] |language=es}}</ref>

The Royalist lost 30 men in the engagement.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Así fue la Batalla de Ayacucho, el acontecimiento que selló la independencia del Perú y Sudamérica |last=Obando |first=Manoel |url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2024/12/08/asi-fue-la-batalla-de-ayacucho-el-acontecimiento-que-sello-la-independencia-del-peru-y-sudamerica/ |work=[[Infobae]] |language=es}}</ref>