Battle of Sopachuy

Battle of Sopachuy
Part of Bolivian War of Independence Argentine War of Independence
Date 12 June 1817 Location Sopachuy, Bolivia 19°29′09″S 64°28′25″W / 19.48583°S 64.47361°W / -19.48583; -64.47361 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
United Provinces of South America	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid	José Santos de la Hera Baldomero Espartero
Casualties and losses
300 killed 100 prisoners 2 cannons	Light
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The Battle of Sopachuy was an armed confrontation that occurred on 12 June 1817 in the village of Sopachuy, some 120 kilometers southeast from the city of Chuquisaca (today Sucre), between a division of the Army of the North of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Gregorio Aráoz de Lamadrid and a Spanish Royalist force commanded by Colonel José Santos de la Hera. The Royalists routed the Patriot force, who was forced to retreat in disarray.