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Battle of Palonegro
Part of the Santander Campaign of the Thousand Days' War
Government soldiers before the battle posing next to the Colombian flag.
Gabriel Vargas Santos Rafael Uribe Uribe Benjamín Herrera
Units involved
Army of the North
21 Infantry Divisions (numbered 1-21)
Urdaneta Artillery Battalion
Polytechnic Artillery Battalion[1]
Autonomous Revolutionary Army of Rafael Uribe Uribe
Autonomous Revolutionary Army of Benjamín Herrera
Autonomous Revolutionary Army of Sarmiento
Autonomous Revolutionary Army of Ulloa
Autonomous Revolutionary Army of Leal
Autonomous Revolutionary Army of Diaz
250 militia
800 locals[2]
Strength
21,600[3]
7,000-10,000
Casualties and losses
1,500 dead 2,800 wounded and missing
4,000 dead wounded and missing
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Thousand Days' War
Magdalena River
Piedecuesta
Bucaramanga
Peralonso
Cascajal
Gramalote and Terán
Palonegro
Cúcuta
Calidonia Bridge
Ovejas
Aguadulce
San Cristóbal
Carazúa
Colón
Gachalá
Ciénaga
Alto del Mazamorral
The Battle of Palonegro was a battle in the Santander Department of Colombia, than lasted from May 11—26, 1900, in the early days of the Thousand Days War. The commanding general of the Liberal armies, Gabriel Vargas Santos, ordered his troops to retire to Palonegro, near the city of Bucaramanga in the Santander Department of Colombia. After the battle, the war escalated, and became one of the most brutal conflicts in early 20th century South America.
^Plazas Olarte, Guillermo (1985). La guerra civil de los Mil Días: estudio militar (in Spanish). Tunja: Academia Boyacense de Historia. p. 243.
^Plazas Olarte, Guillermo (1985). La guerra civil de los Mil Días: estudio militar (in Spanish). Tunja: Academia Boyacense de Historia. p. 244.
^Plazas Olarte, Guillermo (1985). La guerra civil de los Mil Días: estudio militar (in Spanish). Tunja: Academia Boyacense de Historia. p. 243.
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