1824 AD
Battle of Ayacucho
Sucre's patriot army ends Spanish rule in South America.
- Time period
- 1824 AD
- Region
- Peru
- Theme
- Military
- Civilization
- Spanish South America
On 9 December 1824, Antonio José de Sucre's patriot army defeated the Spanish royalists at Ayacucho in the Andes. The victory secured Peruvian independence. It effectively ended Spain's continental rule in South America.