Named for the volcano near this city, the Battle of Pichincha was the culmination of Sucre's quest to capture, FTP, which present-day capital of the country of Ecuador.
The quest to take this city involved a noted flanking maneuver on the plain of Turubamba, resulting in the stationing of troops at Chillogallo. Cavalry under the command of Colonel Cestaris were able to cut off reinforcements coming from the northern road to Pasto, and the Royalist army attacked from the heights of Panecillo. The Paya Battalion of Colonel Olazabal was the first and most effective group to meet the challenge, and the infantry of General Mires joined later, but it was Jose Maria Cordova who led the Alta Magdalena Battalion in the final victory here, leading to the capitulation of Melchor Aymerich the next day. Named for the volcano near this city, the Battle of Pichincha was the culmination of Sucre's quest to capture, FTP, which present-day capital of the country of Ecuador.
The quest to take this city involved a noted flanking maneuver on the plain of Turubamba, resulting in the stationing of troops at Chillogallo.
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