Modern era · 1819

Battle of Boyacá

The Battle of Boyacá (1819), also known as the Battle of Boyacá Bridge, was a decisive victory by a combined army of Venezuelan and New Granadan troops along with a British Legion led by General Simon Bolivar over the III Division of the Spanish Expeditionary Army of Costa Firme commanded by Spanish Colonel José María Barreiro. This victory ensured the success of Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada.

Battle of Boyacá
Battle of Boyacá · Martin Tovar y Tovar, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
When
7 Aug 1819
Where
Boyacá Department
Era
Modern

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