This article is about the Second Battle of Carabobo. For the First Battle of Carabobo, see Battle of Carabobo (1814).
Battle of Carabobo
Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence
La Batalla de Carabobo, Martín Tovar y Tovar
Date
24 June 1821
Location
Carabobo, Venezuela
Result
Venezuelan Victory.
Belligerents
Gran Colombia
British Legions
Spain
Commanders and leaders
Simón Bolívar
José Antonio Páez
Miguel de la Torre
Strength
6,500-8,000
4,000-5,000
Casualties and losses
300 killed and wounded
2,908 killed, wounded and captured
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Venezuelan War of Independence
First and Second Republics (1811-1814)
La Victoria (1812)
Alto de los Godos
Admirable Campaign
Cúcuta
Niquitao
Los Horcones
Taguanes
Araure
La Victoria (1814)
San Mateo
1st Carabobo
La Puerta
Spanish reconquest (1814-1816)
Aragua de Barcelona
Urica
Maturín
Spanish reconquest (1815-16)
Stalemate (1816–1819)
Clarines
1st Angostura
San Félix
2nd Angostura
Matasiete
Bolívar's campaign (1819-1823)
Las Queseras del Medio
Vargas Swamp
Boyaca
2nd Carabobo
Battle of Lake Maracaibo
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