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Battle of Sangarará

18 Nov 1780 · 13.95° S, 71.60° W

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18 Nov 1780
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Battle
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13.95° S, 71.60° W
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1780 battle

Battle of Sangarará

1780 battle

The Battle of Sangarará was fought on November 18, 1780 in Sangarará, Viceroyalty of Peru, between rebel forces under Túpac Amaru II and Spanish colonial forces under Tiburcio Landa. Túpac Amaru II's forces decsively defeated the hastely formed Spanish militia sent from Cusco. The battle was the first of the rebellion, and was the largest rebel victory of the war.

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