Battle of Salta

Battle of Salta
Part of the Argentine War of Independence

Battle of Salta
DateFebruary 20, 1813
Location
Salta, Salta Province, Argentina
24°43′53.01″S 65°23′46.08″W / 24.7313917°S 65.3961333°W / -24.7313917; -65.3961333
Result Decisive United Provinces victory
Belligerents
United Provinces Viceroyalty of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Belgrano Pío de Tristán 
Units involved
Army of Peru Royal Army of Peru
Strength
3,000 soldiers
12 cannons		 3,400 soldiers
10 cannons
Casualties and losses
103 dead
433 injured		 481 dead
114 injured
2,776 prisoners
10 cannons
2,118 muskets
Location within Argentina
Battle of Salta (South America)
Battle of Salta (America)

The Battle of Salta took place on February 20, 1813, on the plains of Castañares, north of the present-day Argentine city of Salta, during the Argentine War of Independence. The Army of the North, under the command of general Manuel Belgrano, defeated for the second time the royalist troops of general Pío de Tristán, after their victory in the previous September at the Battle of Tucumán. The unconditional surrender of the royalist troops ensured Argentine control over most of the northern territories of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.

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