First Upper Peru campaign First Upper Peru campaign The first Upper Peru campaign was a military campaign of the Argentine War of Independence, which took place in 1810. It was headed by Juan José Castelli, and attempted to expand the influence of the Buenos Aires May Revolution in Upper Peru (modern Bolivia). There were initial victories, such as in the Battle of Suipacha and the revolt of Cochabamba, but it was finally defeated during the Battle of Huaqui that returned Upper Peru to Royalist influence. Manuel Belgrano and José Rondeau would attempt other similarly ill-fated campaigns; the Royalists in the Upper Peru would be
Campaign of Sucre in Upper Peru to invade Upper Peru to Potosí. Royalist general Pedro Antonio Olañeta, hearing of the defection half of his forces under Col Medinaceli, and passed to the patriots, Olañeta attack them on April 1, 1825. Olaneta wound in combat fell to the ground. His soldiers surrender. Olaneta died the following day, April 2. That same day Col.Medinaceli referred the part of the battle to Marshal Sucre, who ended the military campaign. Campaign of Sucre in Upper Peru Campaign of Sucre in Upper Peru was a set of military operations conducted by the Liberator United Army of Peru to dislodge the Spanish