Peruvian Army

Peruvian Army
Peruvian Army
Ejército del Perú
Founded	18 August 1821
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"
Anniversaries	December 9, Army Day; June 7, Battle of Arica and National Flag Day
Engagements	Peruvian War of Independence; 1828 Peruvian–Bolivian War; Gran Colombia–Peru War; War of the Confederation; 1841–42 Peruvian–Bolivian War; 1st Ecuadorian–Peruvian War; Chincha Islands War; War of the Pacific; 1896 Loretan Insurrection; La Pedrera Conflict; Colombia–Peru War; 2nd Ecuadorian–Peruvian War; Paquisha War; Internal conflict in Peru; Cenepa War;
Website	https://www.gob.pe/ejercito
Commanders
Commander-in-chief	President Dina Boluarte
Minister of Defense	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
Notable; commanders	José de San Martín (founding Commanding General); Agustín Gamarra; Ramón Castilla; Francisco Bolognesi; Andrés Avelino Cáceres; Eloy G. Ureta;
Insignia
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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.

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