The United Liberating Army of Peru ( es, Ejército Unido Libertador del Perú), known during the last years of the war as the United Peruvian–Colombian Liberating Army of Peru ( es, Ejército Unido peruano colombiano Libertador del Perú), was an

army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

during the

Peruvian War of Independence The Peruvian War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia del Perú, links=no) consisted in a series of military conflicts in Peru beginning with viceroy Abascal military victories in the south frontier in 1809, in La Paz revolution an ...

that had its origin in the Liberating Expedition of Peru, under the command of José de San Martín in 1820. Successively, new Peruvian regiments were created, organized until the end of the war, and which are the origin of the Peruvian Army. Units from the royalist side also switched sides, such as the Numancia Regiment. These troops were led by generals

Rudecindo Alvarado Rudecindo Alvarado (March 1, 1792 – June 22, 1872) was an Argentine general. He fought in the military campaigns of Manuel Belgrano, and in the Army of the Andes. He was governor of Mendoza. He left the country during the rule of Juan Manuel ...

and

Andrés de Santa Cruz Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana (; 30 November 1792 – 25 September 1865) was a Bolivian general and politician who served as interim president of Peru in 1827, the interim president of Peru from 1836 to 1838 and the sixth president of B ...

in the successive campaigns against the ports of southern Peru. Finally, in 1823, the newly arrived units of the army of Gran Colombia under the command of

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

joined this United Liberating Army. This Peruvian-Colombian army was commanded by Antonio José de Sucre in the final Ayacucho campaign.

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{{reflist Peruvian War of Independence 1820 establishments in South America 1825 disestablishments in South America

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