In
Quito
,
the
____________________
army
had
joined
forces
and
was
fighting
to
save
its
last
bastion
.
General
____________________
José
de
Sucre
tried
to
move
with
his
army
to
the
north
of
the
city
and
,
on
May
23
,
settled
on
the
slopes
of
____________________
with
the
aim
of
besieging
the
city
.
However
,
the
royalists
discovered
him
at
dawn
on
____________________
24
and
deployed
____________________
forces
.
The
combat
had
to
be
fought
with
both
adversaries
not
being
fully
prepared
.
The
two
____________________
knew
that
this
struggle
would
be
decisive
and
used
all
their
effort
and
____________________
.
Since
the
____________________
took
place
in
the
foothills
of
Pichincha
,
the
combat
could
be
seen
from
the
city
.
Some
____________________
resulted
from
this
battle
.
