First Upper Peru campaign

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The First Upper Peru campaign was an early military expedition by revolutionary forces from the Río de la Plata to liberate the Upper Peru region (modern Bolivia) from Spanish royalist control during the Argentine War of Independence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf campaign of the Argentine War of Independence ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
alsoKnownAs First Campaign to Upper Peru ⓘ
Primera campaña al Alto Perú ⓘ
belligerent Army of the North (Río de la Plata) ⓘ
linked to: Army of the North

Spanish Empire ⓘ
United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
royalist forces in Upper Peru ⓘ
commander Antonio González Balcarce ⓘ
José Manuel de Goyeneche (royalist) ⓘ
Juan José Castelli ⓘ
Vicente Nieto (royalist) ⓘ
conflict Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
conflictType war of independence campaign ⓘ
country United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
dateOfBattle Battle of Huaqui, 20 June 1811 ⓘ
Battle of Suipacha, 7 November 1810 ⓘ
effect need for subsequent campaigns from the Río de la Plata ⓘ
strengthening of royalist control in Upper Peru after 1811 ⓘ
endTime 1811 ⓘ
failureReason defeat at the Battle of Huaqui ⓘ
logistical difficulties and lack of local support in some areas ⓘ
followedBy Second Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
hasCause May Revolution of 1810 in Buenos Aires ⓘ
hasGoal expansion of revolutionary authority of the Primera Junta ⓘ
liberation of Upper Peru from Spanish royalist control ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
location Upper Peru ⓘ
modern Bolivia ⓘ
militaryForceUsed Army of the North ⓘ
notableBattle Battle of Cotagaita ⓘ
Battle of Huaqui ⓘ
Battle of Suipacha ⓘ
opposedBy Viceroyalty of Peru ⓘ
opposedIdeology Spanish absolutist monarchy ⓘ
organizedBy Primera Junta ⓘ
outcome collapse of revolutionary control in Upper Peru ⓘ
partOf Argentine War of Independence ⓘ
precededBy May Revolution ⓘ
linked to: May Revolution Day
relatedEvent formation of the Primera Junta in Buenos Aires ⓘ
proclamation of revolutionary decrees in Upper Peru by Castelli ⓘ
result royalist victory ⓘ
significance first major attempt by Río de la Plata revolutionaries to extend independence to Upper Peru ⓘ
startTime 1810 ⓘ
supportedIdeology Creole-led independence movement in the Río de la Plata ⓘ
territorialContext former jurisdiction of the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata ⓘ
theatreOfWar Upper Peru front of the Argentine War of Independence ⓘ

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Argentine War of Independence → keyEvent → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
Second Upper Peru campaign → precededBy → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
First Upper Peru campaign → alsoKnownAs → First Campaign to Upper Peru ⓘ
linked to: First Upper Peru campaign
First Upper Peru campaign → alsoKnownAs → Primera campaña al Alto Perú ⓘ
linked to: First Upper Peru campaign
Manuel Belgrano → commanded → Army of the North in Upper Peru campaigns ⓘ
linked to: First Upper Peru campaign
Battle of Suipacha → campaign → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
Battle of Huaqui → precededBy → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
Battle of Huaqui → partOf → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
Upper Peru campaigns → hasPart → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
Battle of Suipacha → partOf → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
Battle of Huaqui → precededBy → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Huaqui, 20 June 1811
Battle of Huaqui → campaign → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
subject linked to: Battle of Huaqui, 20 June 1811
Battle of Cotagaita → campaign → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
Battle of Guaqui → campaign → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ
Royalist forces in the Río de la Plata → engagedIn → First Upper Peru campaign ⓘ