The Battle of Ayohuma ("dead man's head" in Quechua) was fought on 14 November 1813, during the second Upper Peru Campaign of the Argentine War of Independence. The Republican forces of the Army of the North, led by General Manuel Belgrano were defeated by the Royalists, led by Joaquín de la Pezuela.
After the rout of Vilcapugio, Belgrano established his headquarters at Macha. There he reorganized his army, obtaining help from Francisco Ocampo (t...
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The Battle of Ayohuma ("dead man's head" in Quechua) was fought on 14 November 1813, during the second Upper Peru Campaign of the Argentine War of Independence. The Republican forces of the Army of the North, led by General Manuel Belgrano were defeated by the Royalists, led by Joaquín de la Pezuela.
After the rout of Vilcapugio, Belgrano established his headquarters at Macha. There he reorganized his army, obtaining help from Francisco Ocampo (then President of Charcas), and from the provinces of Upper Peru (Cochabamba, Santa Cruz de la Sierra, and Chayanta). At the end of October 1813, the Republican army included around 3,400 men, of which barely 1,000 were veterans. An important fraction of the Republican army, under the command of General Díaz Vélez had remained isolated at Potosí following the retreat from Vilcapugio, but was able to reunite with Belgrano after a small action at Tambo Nuevo relieved them from the pressure of the Royalist army.
Despite their recent victory,...
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