What the records say
- When
- 25 Sep 1812
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 26.84° S, 65.22° W
- Description
- 1812 engagement of the Argentine War of Independence
Battle of Tucumán
1812 Argentine War of Independence battle
The Battle of Tucumán was fought on 24 and 25 September 1812 near the Argentine city of San Miguel de Tucumán, during the Argentine War of Independence. The Army of the North, commanded by General Manuel Belgrano, defeated the royalist troops commanded by General Pío de Tristán, who had a two-to-one advantage in numbers, halting the royalist advance on Argentina's northwest.
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