Battle of Ayacucho
E66931
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ayacucho canonical | 24 |
| Batalla de Ayacucho | 1 |
| Capitulation of Ayacucho | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T534485 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Ayacucho Context triple: [Viceroyalty of Peru, endEvent, Battle of Ayacucho]
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A.
Siege of Vilcabamba
The Siege of Vilcabamba was the 1572 Spanish military campaign that captured the last Inca stronghold in the Vilcabamba region, effectively ending the independent Inca state.
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B.
Siege of Cuzco
The Siege of Cuzco was a major 1536–1537 Inca uprising against Spanish rule in the former imperial capital, marking one of the most significant and protracted battles of resistance during the conquest of the Inca Empire.
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C.
Battle of Santa Clara
The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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D.
Battle of Cajamarca
The Battle of Cajamarca was the 1532 ambush in which Francisco Pizarro’s small Spanish force captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa, decisively opening the way for the conquest of the Inca Empire.
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E.
Battle of Calderón Bridge
The Battle of Calderón Bridge was a major 1811 royalist victory over insurgent forces during the Mexican War of Independence that marked a turning point by halting the early rebel advance.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Ayacucho Target entity description: The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.
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A.
Siege of Vilcabamba
The Siege of Vilcabamba was the 1572 Spanish military campaign that captured the last Inca stronghold in the Vilcabamba region, effectively ending the independent Inca state.
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B.
Siege of Cuzco
The Siege of Cuzco was a major 1536–1537 Inca uprising against Spanish rule in the former imperial capital, marking one of the most significant and protracted battles of resistance during the conquest of the Inca Empire.
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C.
Battle of Santa Clara
The Battle of Santa Clara was a decisive late-1958 engagement in the Cuban Revolution, led in part by Che Guevara, whose victory helped precipitate the collapse of Fulgencio Batista’s regime.
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D.
Battle of Cajamarca
The Battle of Cajamarca was the 1532 ambush in which Francisco Pizarro’s small Spanish force captured the Inca emperor Atahualpa, decisively opening the way for the conquest of the Inca Empire.
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E.
Battle of Calderón Bridge
The Battle of Calderón Bridge was a major 1811 royalist victory over insurgent forces during the Mexican War of Independence that marked a turning point by halting the early rebel advance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Battle of Ayacucho
ⓘ
surface form:
Batalla de Ayacucho
|
| belligerent |
Patriot forces
ⓘ
Royalist forces ⓘ |
| campaign | Simón Bolívar’s liberation campaigns in Peru ⓘ |
| casualtiesPatriotApprox | about 1000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| casualtiesRoyalistApprox | about 2000 killed and wounded ⓘ |
| commander |
Agustín Gamarra
ⓘ
Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ José de Canterac ⓘ José de la Serna e Hinojosa ⓘ
surface form:
José de La Serna
|
| commemoratedBy | Ayacucho obelisk at Pampa de La Quinua ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | December 9 each year ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| date | 1824-12-09 ⓘ |
| decisiveAction | patriot infantry and cavalry assault on royalist positions ⓘ |
| decisiveFor |
independence of Peru
ⓘ
independence of South American republics from Spain ⓘ |
| endedConflict | major Spanish military presence in mainland South America ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Latin American independence movements
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin American wars of independence
|
| ledTo | consolidation of independent republics in South America ⓘ |
| location | Pampa de La Quinua ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ayacucho ⓘ |
| outcome |
capitulation of the main Spanish royalist army in Peru
ⓘ
capture of Viceroy José de La Serna ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peruvian War of Independence
ⓘ
Latin American independence movements ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish American wars of independence
|
| patriotCommander |
Agustín Gamarra
ⓘ
Antonio José de Sucre ⓘ |
| patriotSide |
Gran Colombia
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Gran Colombia
Peru ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Peru
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ |
| precededBy | Battle of Junín ⓘ |
| primaryWeaponry | muskets and artillery ⓘ |
| result | decisive patriot victory ⓘ |
| royalistCommander |
José de Canterac
ⓘ
José de la Serna e Hinojosa ⓘ
surface form:
José de La Serna
|
| royalistSide |
Spanish Empire
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ |
| significance | secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule ⓘ |
| strategicEffect | secured patriot control over the central Andean highlands ⓘ |
| terrain |
Altiplano plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Andean plateau
|
| treatyOrCapitulation | Capitulation of Ayacucho ⓘ |
| typeOfWarfare | Napoleonic-style line infantry battle ⓘ |
| year | 1824 ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Ayacucho Description of subject: The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive 1824 military engagement in Peru that effectively secured South American independence from Spanish colonial rule.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Capitulation of Ayacucho
this entity surface form:
Batalla de Ayacucho
subject surface form:
Army of Gran Colombia