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.
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.
Locations
People
- Andrés de Santa Cruz
- Antonio José de Sucre
- José Joaquín de Olmedo
- José de San Martín
- Juan José Flores
- Simón Bolívar
Groups
- Christians, Roman Catholic
- Spain, Habsburg Kingdom of
- Spaniards (Latins)
- Jesuits, or Order of the Society of Jesus
- Peru, Viceroyalty of
- Quito, Real Audiencia of
- Bogotá, Audiencia de Santa Fe de (Captaincy General of New Granada)
- Venezuela Province
- Spain, Bourbon Kingdom of
- Argentina (Argentine Republic)
