about its future. The order that Sucre gave to Santa Cruz under threat, the Peruvian division, without which they would not have been able to win in Pichincha, had to stay out of the port-city, with this, the presence of Bolívar and the victorious Colombian army in the city finally forced the hands of the Guayaquilenos, whose governing council proclaimed the Province of Guayaquil as part of Colombia on July 31, 1822. And without any claim or negotiation, despite having been requested by President Olmedo, to San Martín in the Guayaquil Conference at the end of July 1822. Eight years later, in 1830, the three southern Departments of Colombia, Quito (now renamed Ecuador), Guayaquil and Cuenca, would secede from that country to constitute a new nation, which took the name of Republic of Ecuador. Order of battle PATRIOT ARMY Supreme Commander: Brigadier General Antonio José de Sucre, Colombian Army Commander in Chief, 'División Unidad al Sur de la República' División de Colombia (Colombian Division): General José Mires Albión Battalion (Scottish, Irish, English - British Legions): 433 soldiers command by Lt Col. Mackintosh Paya Rifle-Hunters Battalion (Colombians): 820 soldiers command by Lt Col. Leal Alto Magdalena Battalion (Colombians): 314 soldiers command by Col. Córdova Yaguachi Battalion (Ecuadorians): 260 soldier command by Col. Ortega Southern Dragoons (Colombians): Lt Col. Rasch División del Perú (Peruvian Division): Colonel Andrés de Santa Cruz Trujillo Battalion (Peruvians): 573 soldier command by Col. Felíx Olazábal Piura Battalion (Peruvians): 453 command by Col. Francisco Villa Horse Grenadiers of the Andes, 1st Squadron (Argentinians, Chileans): 96 horsemen command by Mayor Juan Lavalle Mounted Hunters 1st Squadron of Trujillo (Peruvians): 100 horsemen command by Lt Col. Antonio Saturnino Sánchez Mounted Hunters 1st Squadron of Paita (Peruvians): 100 horsemen command by Lt. Col Antonio Saturnino Sánchezo Artillery Battery: 83 gunners command by Capt. Adolfo Klinger ROYALIST ARMY Supreme Commander: Field-Marshal Melchor Aymerich, Spanish Army Capitán General, Kingdom of Santa Fé 1st Aragón Battalion (Spanish): Col Valdez Cádiz Sharpshooters Battalion: Col de Albal Cazadores Ligeros de Constitución: Col Toscano HM Queen Isabel's Dragoons, 1st Squadron: Col Moles Granada Dragoons, 1st Squadron: Col Vizcarra Presidential Guard Dragoons, 1st Squadron: Lt Col Mercadillo HM King Ferdinand VII's Own Hussars, 1st Squadron: Col Allimeda Artillery Battery: Col Ovalle La Cima de la Libertad The area where the battle took place has now a large monument and a Champ de Mars (Parade grounds) and a museum