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COMMANDER // 1795–1830

Antonio de Sucre

marshalSpanish Empire6 battles4 wars

Lifespan

17951830

17951800180518101815182018251830Ecuadorian War of Independence · 1820-1823Spanish American wars of independence · 1808-1833Peruvian War of Independence · 1821-1824Gran Colombia–Peru War · 1828-1829Second Battle of Huachi — September 12, 1821 · Gran Colombia · Ecuadorian War of IndependenceBattle of Pichincha — May 24, 1822 · Gran Colombia · Ecuadorian War of IndependenceBattle of Ayacucho — December 9, 1824 · Patriots · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Corpahuaico — December 3, 1824 · Patriots · Peruvian War of IndependenceBattle of Junín — August 6, 1824 · Peru · Spanish American wars of independenceBattle of Tarqui — February 26, 1829 · Gran Colombia · Gran Colombia–Peru War

Active service 1821–18296 battles across 4 wars; first command at age 26.

Profile

Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá, known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho", was a Venezuelan general and politician who served as the president of Bolivia from 1825 to 1828. A close friend and associate of Simón Bolívar, he was one of the primary leaders of South America's struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire.

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Battles (6)

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