Battle of Taguanes

1813 battle in Tinaquillo, Venezuela
9°55′N 68°18′W / 9.917°N 68.300°W / 9.917; -68.300Result Patriot victory
Domingo de Monteverde flees to Puerto CabelloBelligerents Venezuelan Patriots
United Provinces of New Granada Spanish EmpireCommanders and leaders General Simon Bolivar Col. Julián Izquierdo †Strength 2500[1] 1800[1]
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Admirable Campaign
  • Cúcuta
  • Angostura de La Grita
  • Agua Obispo
  • Niquitao
  • Los Horcones
  • Taguanes
  • Bárbula
  • Las Trincheras
  • Vigirima
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Venezuelan War of Independence
First and Second Republics (1811-1814)
Spanish reconquest (1814-1816)
Stalemate (1816–1819)
Bolívar's campaign (1819-1823)

The Battle of Taguanes was fought between Spanish royalists and the Second Republic of Venezuela on 31 July 1813 during the Admirable Campaign of the War of Venezuelan Independence.

Simon Bolivar and his patriots won the battle handily, defeating the Spanish (and killing their colonel)[1] and eventually capturing Valencia on 2 August and Caracas on 3 August.

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Montenegro Colón, pp. 141-142

Bibliography

  • Montenegro Colón, Feliciano (1837). General Geography for the Use of the Youth of Venezuela. Damiron and Dupouy.


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