This is the order of battle for the Battle of Viluma, also known as the Battle of Sipe-Sipe, during the Spanish American wars of independence.
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Commander in Chief
Officers
Units and Commanders
- Infantry
- Regiment Primero de Línea del Cuzco; battalions 1º y 2º
- Regiment Segundo de Línea del Cuzco; battalions 1º y 2º
- Regiment Tercero de Línea del Cuzco; battalion Fusileros del Centro (Benavente)
- Battalion Granaderos de la Reserva del Cuzco
- Battalion Partidarios de infantería ligera del Alto Perú (José Santos de la Hera)
- Battalion Cazadores del Alto Perú (Pedro Antonio Olañeta)
- Battalion Fernando VII (Aguilera)
- Battalion Voluntarios de Castro (José Rodríguez Ballesteros)
- Cavalry
- Squadron Cazadores Montados del Alto Perú (Guillermo Marquiegui)
- Squadron Dragones de San Carlos
- Squadron Escolta del general del Alto Perú
- Artillery
- 22 cannons of 4 or 8 pdr in 7 batteries.
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Commander in Chief
Officers
- Francisco Fernández de la Cruz (commander right flank)
- Colonel Cornelio Zelaya (commander left flank)
Units and Commanders
- Infantry
- Regiment Primero de Línea (Col Forest)
- Regiment Sexto de Línea (Col Zelada)
- Regiment Séptimo de Línea (Col Vidal)
- Regiment Noveno de Línea (Col Pagola)
- Regiment Decimosegundo de Línea (Col de la Riva)
- Cavalry
- Squadron Granaderos a Caballo(Col Rojas)
- Squadron Dragones del Perú (Col Balcarce)
- Artillery
- 10 cannons of 4 and 2 pdr and 1 mortar 7 inch.
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See also
References