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In South American history,republiquetas were independence-seekingguerrilla groups of theBolivian War of Independence during the first decades of the 19th century. Their firsthistoriographical mention and description came fromArgentine president and historianBartolomé Mitre.[1] After the defeat of the firstauxiliary Argentine army in theBattle of Huaqui, an amalgam of urban republicans, peasants, and Argentine agents effectively occupied vast, generally rural areas ofUpper Peru. The guerrillas received support from anotherthree military expeditions from Argentina from 1813 to 1817, but all of them were eventually vanquished after a number of early successes. The largest cities were occupied only for brief periods and eventually nearly all of these guerrilla movements disbanded or were defeated byroyalist forces beforeMarshal Sucre routed the remaining troops still loyal to the Spanish crown in theBattle of Tumusla in April 1825.
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