Battle of Taguanes

Battle of Taguanes

Battle of Taguanes (1813)
DateJuly 31, 1813
LocationTinaquillo, Venezuela
Result Patriot victory
Domingo de Monteverde flees to Puerto Cabello
Belligerents
Venezuelan Patriots
United Provinces of New Granada
Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
General Simon Bolivar Col. Julián Izquierdo†
Strength
2500[1] 2800[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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  1. 1 2 3 Montenegro Colón, pp. 141-142

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