Royal Army of Peru

The Royal Army of Peru (Spanish: Ejército Real del Perú),^[12] also known as the National Army (Spanish: Ejército Nacional), was the army organised by the viceroy of Peru, José Fernando de Abascal, to protect the Hispanic Monarchy in the Viceroyalty of Peru—and its surrounding provinces of Charcas, Chile and Quito—of the revolutions that convulsed the Spanish Empire at the beginning of the 19th century. This army was made up of 80% Creoles and indigenous Peruvians.^[13]

Royal Army of Peru
Ejército Real del Perú
Cross of Burgundy shown on the standards of the royal armies between 1761–1843
Active	1804–1826
Country	Viceroyalty of Peru (Spain)
Allegiance	The King of Spain
Role	Land and guerrilla warfare
Size	In Upper and Lower Peru: 1809: 1,500[1]–5 000[2][3] 1813: 8,000[1] 1818: 11,500[2][3] 1820 (August): 23,000[4][5] 1822: 20,000[6] 1823 (February): 18,000[7]–23,000[2][3] 1823 (September): 9,000[7] 1824 (January): 18,000[8] 1824 (August): 11,000–11,500[9] 1824 (September): 14,287[10] 1824 (December): 18,558[11]
Part of	Spanish Army
Engagements	Spanish American wars of independence
Commanders
Notable commanders	Marquess of Concordia (1809–16) Marquess of Viluma (1816–21) Count of the Andes (1821–24)

See also

• Peruvian War of Independence
• United Liberating Army of Peru