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Battle of Pichincha

May 24, 1822 · Battle of Pichincha

Result Rebel victory

Antonio José de Sucre won on the slopes of the volcano above Quito, freeing Ecuador.

On the map Contemporaries

Patriots

Royalists

Gran Colombia

Peru

Chile

Free Province of Guayaquil

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

Spain

Antonio José de Sucre military commander

Andrés de Santa Cruz military commander

José María Córdova military commander

Strength and losses

Strength: 2,971
Killed: 200
Wounded: 140

Strength: 1,894
Casualties: 590
Killed: 400
Wounded: 190
Captured: 1,260
Guns: 14
Guns lost: 14

Units

Sucre's army (1821–1825)