Peru in 1536

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

Cuzco · Warfare / Military

The siege is ultimately unsuccessful even though Mancos forces were able to reclaim the city for a few days, many of Manco Incas warriors succumbed to smallpox and died. In order to retake the Empire from the Spanish, Manco gathered an army of 200,000 Inca warriors attempting to take advantage of a disagreement between Diego de Almagro and Francisco Pizarro, he marched on the city of Cuzco

Cuzco · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Manco Inca Yupanqui led over 100,000 Incan warriors in a revolt against the Spanish overlords & besieged the city of Cuzco for over six months and killed one of the Pizarro brothers before being driven out by Spanish reinforcements

Lima · Warfare / Military

From 1536-1537, Manco split his forces, adopting a strategy to drive the Spanish invaders out of Peru with an army of 30,000 Inca warriors and attacked the fort of Lima, where Francisco Pizarro was residing.

Lima · Warfare / Military

Met 300 Spanish soldiers and over 20,000 renegade warriors from the Empire, and once again were defeated.

Lima · 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.