Battle of Uchumayo

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Battle of Uchumayo" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (May 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Battle of Uchumayo
Part of Salaverry-Santa Cruz War
Uchumayo Bridge, scene of the battle.
Date February 4, 1836 Location Uchumayo, outside of Arequipa Result Restauration Army victory
Belligerents
Restoration Army	United Army Peruvian-Bolivian
Commanders and leaders
Felipe Salaverry	Andrés de Santa Cruz José Ballivián (WIA) Blas Cerdeña (WIA) Justo Pasto Calderón †
Strength
2,000 men	+3,500 men
Casualties and losses
Minimal dead	600 killed & captured[1]

The Battle of Uchumayo occurred in the first days of February 1836, on the outskirts of Arequipa, Peru. It was the most important confrontation in the series of skirmishes, prior to the Battle of Socabaya, that the forces of the United Army under the command of Santa Cruz held with the restaurateurs under the command of Salaverry.