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Group: Río de la Plata, United Provinces of the
People: Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Location: Nanjing (Nanking) Jiangsu (Kiangsu) China

Ecuador first finds itself on the front …

Years: 1816 - 1827
Ecuador first finds itself on the front lines of Bolivar's war to liberate Peru from Spanish rule between 1822 and 1825; afterward, in 1828 and 1829, Ecuador is in the middle of an armed struggle between Peru and Gran Colombia over the location of their common border.

After a campaign that includes the near destruction of Guayaquil, the forces of Gran Colombia, under the leadership of Sucre and Venezuelan General Juan Jose Flores, prove victorious.