How did the battle of ayacucho start?

Answer 1

After the battle of Junin, Bolivar had ordered Sucre to organized the recently achieved victory as well as the care for the injured and casualties of war. After completing this task with outstanding performance, Sucre wrote a letter to Bolivar indicating that he wanted to be in battle and not away from the action. After some debating Bolivar appointed Sucre again to the head of the Army and decided to carry on the tasks of organizing him self to please his young General that was very experienced in logistics in Andean terrain. This was seen by deceivedfulnes by General Juan Jacinto Lara who argued he was entilted to lead the army, hence the rivalry between these 2 Venezuelan born Generals. Sucre was given specific orders as to not engage in battle until Bolivar had return from his logistic task and maybe bringing some reinforcement, as the size of the opposing army was more than double. So after manuvering in the Andes, through high mountains, difficult terrain and several oportunities where fired was changed, almost looseing his Army at Copohuaico, where General Lara's fast intervention prevented the loss, Sucre saw the oportunity to bring his army to a valley,with better situation and present battle to the enemy as he knew that they could not manuver under less favorable terrain. General La Serna from the spanish side took the bait and attacked, after the initial charge over the center of the Liberating army, the reinforcement send in and lastly the cavalry charge order by Sucre finished the battle. Two intresting facts: Lara was order to be at the reserve of the army and to not take action in battle unless asked to, as a sign of desobediance, without stoping, constanly checked on all the troops, replaced the tired soldiers with his fresh troops and cought General Laserna as he tryed to retreat. He order La Serna be killed by firing squat, Sucre over turned the order. Had this happened is likely Ernesto Guevara De La Serna (Che Guevara) would have never been borned as he was a direct descendent of this General. The battle took place in the same place where Pizarro defeated the Incas in a very bloody battle. Changing the destiny of the nation. As part of the winners ramson, one of the flags that belong to Pizarro's army was captured and it currently rest in Venezuela.