Admirable Campaign
| Admirable Campaign | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Aragua, and the city of Caracas | |
| Result | Patriot victory |
United Provinces of New Granada
Second Republic of VenezuelaThe Admirable Campaign (
Overview
After the loss of the First Republic of Venezuela, Bolívar had gone to New Granada where he joined the army of the United Provinces, which was in the process of fighting with cities that did not recognize its authority. On January 28, 1813 Bolívar captured Ocaña, a city which was on the main roads to Venezuela. The expedition was formed by two divisions, a vanguard led by Colonel Atanasio Girardot and a rear under Colonel José Félix Ribas. At the same time Domingo de Monteverde was moving troops to western Venezuela in preparation for an invasion of New Granada, threatening the newly independent states there.
From Ocaña Bolívar moved against royalist areas of New Granada, taking the border city of Cúcuta in the
The last major engagement of the campaign was the
Bolívar's forces had a triumphal entrance into the city of Caracas on August 6, bringing an end to the campaign and reestablishing the Venezuelan republic.
See also
- Simon Bolivar, from the Admirable Campaign.
- Military career of Simón Bolívar
References
- ISBN 9781439110195
External links
- Simón-Bolívar.org - Admirable Campaign (1813) (in Spanish)
- Venezuela Tuya - Admirable Campaign (1813) (in Spanish)
