The Battle of Viluma ended Buenos Aires' hold on Upper Peru, allowing Spain to reannex the region through the Royal Army of Peru.
Key Facts
- Date
- November 29, 1815
- Also Known As
- Battle of Sipe-Sipe
- Location
- Plain west of Cochabamba, Upper Peru
- Victor
- Royal Army of Viceroyalty of Peru
- Defeated Party
- United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
The United Provinces of the Río de la Plata sought to extend control over Upper Peru, formerly part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, during the broader South American wars of independence against Spanish colonial rule.
On November 29, 1815, royalist forces of the Royal Army of the Viceroyalty of Peru met the patriot army of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata on a plain west of Cochabamba, decisively defeating them in a major engagement known as the Battle of Viluma or Sipe-Sipe.
The defeat stripped Buenos Aires of its hold on Upper Peru. The region was reannexed by the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru, dealing a severe blow to the independence cause in the area that would eventually become Bolivia.
Belligerents & Mobilization Analysis
Side A
1 belligerent
Side B
1 belligerent