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Battle of Ollantaytambo

Peru · Warfare / Military. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1536Date range
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Chronological records

1536

Manco II1536

Ollantaytambo · Warfare / Military

The surviving armies retreated to the nearby fortress of Ollantaytambo, from which they had launched several successful attacks against the Spaniards and the Inca renegades, defeating them at the Battle of Ollantaytambo. Abandoning Ollantaytambo (and effectively giving up the highlands of the empire), Manco Inca retreated to Vitcos and finally to the remote jungles of Vilcabamba, which became the capital of the empire

Names involved

Manco II

Provenance

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