battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic

Battle of Huanta

Name: Battle of Huanta
Location: Huanta, Peru

Battle of Huanta was a battle fought in 1814 at Huanta, in what is now Peru. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Huanta. It was part of the Cuzco Rebellion. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 troops; 4 cannons against 820 men; 4 cannons.

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Fought1814

WhereHuanta, Peru12.940S, 74.248W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRoyalist victory

BelligerentsGovernment Junta of CuzcoagainstSpain

Part ofCuzco Rebellion

Record

Date	1814 (year precision)
Place	Huanta, Peru 12.940S, 74.248W
Kind	Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength	5,000 troops; 4 cannons	820 men; 4 cannons

Placed at Huanta; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Ayacucho 1824, 17 km SE
Battle of Pucará 1882, 130 km NW
Battle of La Concepción 1882, 162 km NW
Battle of Abancay 1537, 167 km SE
Siege of Macunsa 1230, 204 km SW

Elsewhere in 1814

Battle of Huanta is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 96 in present-day Peru.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q109752595, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Huanta (1814), revision 1370443299, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.