▁a ▁lieutenant ▁colon el ▁under ▁Qu iro ga ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁v angu ard ▁in ▁the ▁campaign ▁in ▁T uc um án ▁and ▁Sal ta . ▁With ▁Commander ▁Juli án ▁C uen ca , ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁he ▁defeated ▁the ▁Un itar ian ▁Colonel ▁Ale j andro ▁Her rero ▁in ▁Cap ay án . ▁Four ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁defeated ▁Serge ant ▁Major ▁Juan ▁José ▁G ues i ▁in ▁Mira fl ores , ▁taking ▁the ▁latter ▁prisoner ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁September ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁ ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁La ▁Ciudad ela ▁on ▁ 4 ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 1 ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁Qu iro ga ▁and ▁was ▁mentioned ▁in ▁dispatch es ▁for ▁his ▁courage ▁and ▁skill . ▁By ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 2 ▁Fac undo ▁Qu iro ga ▁had ▁concluded ▁that ▁the ▁war ▁was ▁over , ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁troops ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁their ▁provinces . ▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁Ben av í de z ▁fought ▁with ▁Colonel ▁Martín ▁Y anz ón ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁A ux ili ary ▁regiment ▁of ▁the ▁And es ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁campaign , ▁gain ing ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁local ▁Map uche ▁chief ▁Yan quet ru z . ▁Ben av í de z ▁fought ▁in ▁this ▁campaign ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁General ▁José ▁F éli x ▁Ald ao , ▁particip ating ▁in ▁fier ce ▁fighting ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁March ▁and ▁ 1 ▁April