Battle of Taguanes

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Battle of Taguanes
DateJuly 31, 1813
Location
Tinaquillo, Venezuela
Result Patriot victory
Domingo de Monteverde flees to Puerto Cabello
Belligerents
Flag of Venezuela (1811).svg Venezuelan Patriots
Flag of New Granada (1811-1814).svg United Provinces of New Granada
Flag of Spain (1785-1873 and 1875-1931).svg Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
General Simon Bolivar Col. †
Strength
2500[1] 1800[1]

The Battle of Taguanes was fought between Spanish royalists and the Second Republic of Venezuela on July 31, 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 August 2 and Caracas on August 3.

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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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