Battle of Zepita

Battle during the Peruvian War of Independence

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Battle of Zepita

Part of the Peruvian War of Independence

Date	25 August 1823
Location	Zepita District, Puno Region, Peru
Result	Indecisive

Belligerents

Peru

Spain

Commanders and leaders

Peru Andrés de Santa Cruz

Spain Jerónimo Valdés

Strength

1,600

1,800

Casualties and losses

28 killed
84 wounded
30 captured

100 killed
184 captured

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Peruvian War of Independence

Autonomous uprisings
Goyeneche campaign [es] 1st Tacna Huánuco [es] 2nd Tacna [es] Camiara [es] Cuzco Huanta Chacaltaya [es] Apacheta [es] Matará [es] Umachiri [es] Aymaraes [es]
Southern liberation campaign
Paracas [es] 1st Arenales [es] Palpa Nazca Acarí Mayoc Tarma Pasco Huaura Huancayo 2nd Arenales [es] Ataura [es] Quiapata [es] Aznapuquio [es] Miller campaign [es] 1st Callao Quito campaign [es] Ica Paras [es] Caucato [es] 1st Intermedios Torata Moquegua
Northern liberation campaign
Maynas Moyobamba 1st Higos Urco 2nd Higos Urco La Ventana Tambo del Visitador Nueva Rioja 1st Habana 2nd Habana Colombian intervention La Victoria 2nd Intermedios Zepita Arequipa [es] Falsuri [es] 2nd Callao Olañeta rebellion [es] Junín Bellavista [es] Corpahuaico Ayacucho
Last bastions
Upper Peru campaign 3rd Callao Chiloé [es] Iquicha War
Naval campaigns
William Brown expedition [es] Thomas Cochrane campaign John Illingworth expedition Roque Guruceta expedition [es] 4th Callao [es]

The Battle of Zepita, also known as the Battle of Chua Chua, was fought between the forces of future Peruvian president Santa Cruz and the Viceroyalty of Peru. Santa Cruz's army captured 240 rifles, 52 saddles, 240 lances and 63 sabers from the Royalist army.^[1]