Battle of Taguanes

Battle of Taguanes (1813)

Date	July 31, 1813
Location	Tinaquillo, Venezuela
Result	Patriot victory Domingo de Monteverde flees to Puerto Cabello

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Col. Julián Izquierdo†

Strength

2500^[1]

2800^[1]

Admirable Campaign

Cúcuta Agua Obispo Niquitao Los Horcones Taguanes Bárbula Las Trincheras Vigirima

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.

References

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

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