Peruvian Army

Peruvian Army
Ejército del Perú
Founded	18 August 1821[1]
Country	Peru
Type	Army
Size	92,500 (2021) active
Motto(s)	Hasta quemar el último cartucho (English: "Until the last cartridge has been fired")
Colors	Red and white
March	"Himno del Ejército del Perú"[2]
Anniversaries	December 9, Army Day June 7, Battle of Arica and National Flag Day
Engagements	See list Wars of Independence War in Peru 1st Iquicha War War in Ecuador War in Bolivia Territorial disputes of Peru Conflict with Bolivia War of 1828 War of 1841–1842 Angulo Expedition Hercelles Expedition Manuripi conflict Conflict with Brazil Conflict with Colombia War of 1828–1829 Conflict of 1911 War of 1932–1933 Conflict with Ecuador War of 1857–1860 Conflict of 1903 Conflict of 1904 War of 1941 Cenepa incident Paquisha War Cenepa War Conflict with Spain Peruvian Civil Wars War of 1834 War of 1835–1836 War of 1836–1839 2nd Iquicha War War of 1843–1844 War of 1856–1858 War of 1884–1885 War of 1894–1895 Insurrection of 1896 Insurrection of 1932 War of 1980–2000 War of the Pacific
Website	https://www.gob.pe/ejercito
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	President Dina Boluarte
Minister of Defence	Jorge Chávez
Chief of the Joint Command	Army General Manuel Gómez de la Torre
Commanding General of the Army	Army General Walter Córdova Alemán
Chief of the General Staff of the Army	Divisional general David Ojeda Parra[3]
Notable commanders	José de San Martín (founding Commanding General) José de La Mar Agustín Gamarra Ramón Castilla Francisco Bolognesi Andrés Avelino Cáceres Eloy Gaspar Ureta
Insignia
Flag

Peruvian Army
History
History of the Peruvian Army Battles of the Peruvian Army
Personnel
Army commanders Rank insignia
Other
Military Academy
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The Peruvian Army (Spanish: Ejército del Perú, abbreviated EP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with safeguarding the independence, sovereignty and integrity of national territory on land through military force. Additional missions include assistance in safeguarding internal security, conducting disaster relief operations and participating in international peacekeeping operations. It celebrates the anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho (1824) on December 9.