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Ecuador's military history dates far back to its first attempt to secure freedom from Spain in 1811. In 1822 Ecuadorian troops, alongside other rebel forces, scored a decisive victory over the Spanish royalist army at the Battle of Pichincha.
The Ecuadorian Armed Forces' history could be traced as early as 1531, when civil war ravaged through the Inca Empire. In a key battle near Riobamba, where Huascar's troops were met and defeated by Atahualpa's troops. This did not save Atahualpa and his army from total defeat, only a year later at the Battle of Cajamarca against the Spanish ...
Ecuador's military history dates back to its first attempt to secure freedom from Spain in 1811. The rebel forces of the newly declared independent State of Quito attempted to extend their control to other parts of the territory but proved little match against the royalist army dispatched by the Viceroy of Peru .
This is a list of equipment of the Ecuadorian Army. Historically, the Ecuadorian Army depended on a wide variety of foreign suppliers like India, the United States and Germany for virtually all of its equipment needs. The rotary wing of the Ecuadorian Army depends on HAL Dhruv helicopters from India. Only in the 1980s did it begin to develop a ...
Border incident between Peru and Ecuador of 1978 (1978) Ecuador Peru: Defeat [3] The base and the camp set up by the Ecuadorian troops are now controlled by the Peruvian Army; Paquisha War (1981) Ecuador Peru: Defeat. Status quo of 1942 in favor of Peru; Cenepa War (1995) Ecuador Peru: Both sides claimed victory. Brasilia Presidential Act
Military coups in Ecuador (5 P) W. Wars involving Ecuador (2 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Military history of Ecuador" The following 21 pages are in this category, out ...
Ecuador is in the middle of an internal armed conflict, he said, before ordering the country’s armed forces to “neutralize” the gangs, which Noboa declared as “terrorist organizations”.
The history of the Republic of Ecuador from 1960 to 1990 encompasses a period of political, social, and economic changes in the country. During this time, Ecuador experienced military regimes, political instability, social movements, and economic challenges.