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COMMANDER // 1792–1865

Andrés de Santa Cruz

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Lifespan

1792 – 1865

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Active service 1822–1823 — 2 battles across 2 wars; first command at age 30.

Profile

Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana was a Peruvian-Bolivian general and politician who served as interim president of Peru in 1827, the interim president of Peru from 1836 to 1838 and the sixth president of Bolivia from 1829 to 1839. He also served as Supreme Protector of the short-lived Peru-Bolivian Confederation from 1836 to 1839, a political entity created mainly by his personal endeavors.

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Battles (2)

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