The battle of Pichincha

The Battle of Pichincha was held on May 24, 1822 between the patriotic forces commanded by Antonio Jose de Sucre and the realistic troops led by Melchor Aymerich . The crash occurred on the slopes of Pichincha volcano in Quito , Ecuador today .

When it seemed that the triumph was in favor of the Spaniards, he appeared on the heights battalion Albion (English), with ammunition and reinforcements. 

returned to the charge and managed to disrupt and put to flight the enemies.

 Patriot victory in Pichincha allowed the release of Quito and its annexation to the Republic of Gran Colombia, whose president was Don Simon Bolivar. The Liberator made his triumphal entrance to Quito on June 16, 1822.

The Battle of Pichincha occurred on May 24, 1822, on the slopes of Pichincha volcano, over 3,000 meters above sea level, near the city of Quito. The confrontation took place between the patriotic forces commanded by Antonio Jose de Sucre and the realistic troops led by Melchor Aym rich. The patriot army consisted of 2900 men, the majority grancolombinos Peruvians were also British and Argentine. The royalists had 3000 soldiers. Sucre had brought his troops from Guayaquil to Quito, in order to expel the Spaniards in this city. After many hardships he reached the foot of the Pichincha volcano on 23 May 1822. In the evening ordered the rise and at dawn on May 24 had won good height. But the Spaniards spotted and climbed the volcano to face them. In the violent clash Patriots battalions they fought bravely, but had little ammunition and suffered many casualties by enemy fire. When it seemed that the triumph was in favor of the Spaniards, he appeared on the heights battalion Albion (English), with ammunition and reinforcements. Patriots returned to the charge and managed to disrupt and put to flight the enemies. Patriot victory in Pichincha allowed the release of Quito and its annexation to the Republic of Gran Colombia, whose president was Don Simon Bolivar. The Liberator made his triumphal entrance to Quito on June 16, 1822. With this battle was ended by Spanish colonialism in the territories of the Presidency of Quito. This win allowed to pay a large contingent future campaigns in Peru and Upper Peru (Bolivia). Finally the battle made clear the military genius, strategic foresight and great drivability of the troops by the Gral. Antonio Jose de Sucre who in the battle of Ayacucho would be confirmed as Grand Marshal Field and in which further achieve the liberation of Peru and the final withdrawal of Spanish colonial rule in our South America.