Antonio Jose de Sucre (1795 ¡V 1830) was a South American independence leader. In 1811, Sucre joined the battles for American independence from Spain. He proved himself an able military leader; in 1817, he was promoted to the rank of colonel and in 1819, at the age of 24, he was given the rank of brigadier general, making him one of the youngest Generals in the army.

Further victories followed over the Spanish forces in 1824 at the Battle of Junin. The victory ensured the independence of Peru and Alto Peru, which Sucre and others soon established as the new country of Bolivia, thus ending all fighting for independence in Spanish South America. As a reward for his efforts, Sucre was given the highest possible honorary title of "The Grand Marshall of Ayacucho" at the age of 29.