On this day, 3 March 1816, Juana Azurduy, a woman of Quechua descent from what now is Bolivia, led one of her anti-colonial military detachments to victory in battle against Spanish troops near El Villar.
Her troops included a women’s unit known as the Amazonas, 30 Creole riflemen and 200 indigenous fighters armed with slingshots and clubs.
Azurduy led her troops from her command post in El Villar to launch a counter-attack against Spanish general Santos la Hera. During the battle, 15 Spanish soldiers were killed, as well as others who were pursued on horseback as they attempted to escape.
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