# Canonical recap data for Battle of Ayacucho (1824)
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slug: battle-ayacucho
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1824/battle-ayacucho"
title: Battle of Ayacucho
subtitle: The final major battle of the South American Wars of Independence clinched Spanish imperial collapse and secured republican futures across the continent.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1824-12-09
datePrecision: day
year: 1824
decade: 1820
country:
name: Peru
slug: peru
summaryShort: The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle secured the independence of Peru and ensured independence for the rest of belligerent South American states. In Peru, it is considered the end of the Spanish American wars of independence. However, the campaign
summaryLong: The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle secured the independence of Peru and ensured independence for the rest of belligerent South American states. In Peru, it is considered the end of the Spanish American wars of independence. However, the campaign of Antonio José de Sucre continued through 1825 in Upper Peru, and the siege of the fortresses Chiloé and Callao eventually ended in 1826.
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heroImageCredit: Wikipedia · "Battle of Ayacucho"
importance: 73
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ayacucho"
  title: Battle of Ayacucho
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- war
metaDescription: The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle secured the independence of Peru and ensured indep
wikidataQid: Q934157
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260609055123/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ayacucho"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-09
  label: Battle of Ayacucho
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Ayacucho"
