The British Legion or British Legions were foreign volunteer units which fought under Simón Bolívar against Spain for the independence of Colombia, Venezuela, and Ecuador, and under José de San Martín
A monument honouring the British Legions at the Bridge of Boyacá
Bust of Colonel James Rooke located in the central plaza of the town of Paipa in the Boyacá Department in Colombia.
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle secured the independence of Peru and ensured independence for the rest of belligerent Sout
The Battle of Ayacucho, Antonio Herrera Toro
Last Viceroy of Perú, José de la Serna e Hinojosa, Count of the Andes.
1829 engraving of Guillermo Miller as a Peruvian general during the Ayacucho campaign