Qualla: Battle of Pichincha https://qualla.com/battle-of-pichincha en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:08 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Battle of Pichincha https://qualla.com/battle-of-pichincha Battle of Pichincha: Introduction https://qualla.com/battle-of-pichincha/ The rain fell gently through the night of May 23, 1822, turning the mountain trails into quagmires. By dawn, General Antonio Jose de Sucre could see his problem clearly: his 2,971 men had climbed only halfway up the slopes of the Pichincha volcano, plainly visible from below to the Royalist sentries in Quito. Surprise was gone. His troops were exhausted and dizzy from altitude. He ordered them to hide where they could. Three hours later, a mountainside battle at 3,500 meters had decided the fate of a nation that did not yet exist.

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