Battle of Salta

Battle of Salta
	Part of the Argentine War of Independence
	; Battle of Salta
Date	February 20, 1813
Location	Salta, Salta Province, Argentina24°43′53.01″S 65°23′46.08″W
Result	Decisive Provinces of Rio de la Plata victory
Belligerents
Provinces of Río de la Plata	Spanish Empire; Viceroyalty of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Belgrano	Juan Pío de Tristán
Strength
3.000 soldiers; 12 cannons	3.400 soldiers; 10 cannons
Casualties and losses
103 dead; 433 injured	481 dead; 114 injured; 2,776 prisoners; 10 cannons; 2,118 muskets
	Location within Argentina Battle of Salta (South America) Battle of Salta (America)

The Battle of Salta took place on February 20, 1813 on the plains of Castañares, north of the present-day Argentine city of Salta, during the Argentine War of Independence. The Army of the North, under the command of general Manuel Belgrano, defeated for the second time the royalist troops of general Pío de Tristán, after their victory in the previous September at the Battle of Tucumán. The unconditional surrender of the royalist troops ensured Argentine control over most of the northern territories of the former Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata.

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