Global Information Lookup Global Information

Second Battle of Angostura information


First Battle of Angostura
Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence

Monument to Bolivar at Angostura
Date2 May - 17 July 1817
Location
Angostura, now Ciudad Bolívar
8°08′17″N 63°32′54″W / 8.137930°N 63.548266°W / 8.137930; -63.548266
Result Patriot victory
Belligerents
Second Battle of Angostura Third Republic of Venezuela Second Battle of Angostura Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Second Battle of Angostura Simón Bolívar
Second Battle of Angostura José Bermúdez
Second Battle of Angostura Manuel Piar
Second Battle of Angostura Manuel Cedeño
Second Battle of Angostura Luis Brión
Second Battle of Angostura Miguel de la Torre
Second Battle of Angostura Lorenzo Fitzgerald
Strength
2.000-3.000 soldiers 2,000 soldiers
1,800 civilians
Casualties and losses
unknown 3,000 soldiers and civilians captured or drowned

The Second Battle of Angostura was a military siege and confrontation that took place in the context of the Venezuelan War of Independence between Patriot and Royalist forces, that ended with victory for the Patriots, who managed to capture the city of Angostura on 17 July 1817.

and 22 Related for: Second Battle of Angostura information

Request time (Page generated in 0.8529 seconds.)

Second Battle of Angostura

Last Update:

The Second Battle of Angostura was a military siege and confrontation that took place in the context of the Venezuelan War of Independence between Patriot...

Word Count : 1004

Battle of Angostura

Last Update:

(1868), a battle in the Paraguayan War First Battle of Angostura, a battle in the Venezuelan War of Independence Second Battle of Angostura, a battle in the...

Word Count : 87

First Battle of Angostura

Last Update:

First Battle of Angostura took place during the Venezuelan War of Independence. The battle saw Patriot forces attempt to capture the city of Angostura, but...

Word Count : 229

Battle of Clarines

Last Update:

into Guyana to reorganize the Patriot army and prepare for the Second Battle of Angostura. Esteves González, Edgardo (2004). Batallas de Venezuela, 1810-1824...

Word Count : 372

Battle of Pagallos

Last Update:

cut off Miguel de la Torre's forces at Angostura, which the Patriots would take in the Second Battle of Angostura. Crichfield, George Washington (1908)...

Word Count : 478

Battle of Niquitao

Last Update:

advance into the State of Trujillo: Battle of Cúcuta (8 January 1813), Battle of Angostura de La Grita (13 april 1813) and Battle of Agua Obispo (14 May...

Word Count : 292

Second Battle of La Puerta

Last Update:

The Second Battle of La Puerta (Spanish: Segunda Batalla de La Puerta) was fought between Royalists of the Spanish Empire and the Second Republic of Venezuela...

Word Count : 452

American Confederation of Venezuela

Last Update:

establishment of institutions in Angostura in 1817, with the period of the Third Republic of Venezuela beginning at this time. The period of the Third Republic...

Word Count : 668

Battle of Carabobo

Last Update:

The Battle of Carabobo, on 24 June 1821, was fought between independence fighters, led by Venezuelan General Simón Bolívar, and the Royalist forces, led...

Word Count : 1373

Battle of Matasiete

Last Update:

The Battle of Matasiete was a battle in the Venezuelan War of Independence that took place on 31 July 1817 near the city of La Asunción on Isla Margarita...

Word Count : 1143

Venezuelan independence

Last Update:

with the army of the east. On February 15, 1819, Bolívar installed the Congress of Angostura and pronounced the Discurso de Angostura which was elaborated...

Word Count : 9914

Venezuelan War of Independence

Last Update:

On 17 December 1819, the Congress of Angostura declared Gran Colombia an independent country. After two more years of war, the country achieved independence...

Word Count : 3407

Battle of Alto de los Godos

Last Update:

The Battle of Alto de los Godos took place on 25 May 1813 in Maturín, Venezuela, in the Spanish colonial Viceroyalty of New Granada. It resulted in a...

Word Count : 108

Battle of Riachuelo

Last Update:

The Battle of Riachuelo was a large and decisive naval battle of the Paraguayan War between Paraguay and the Empire of Brazil. By late 1864, Paraguay had...

Word Count : 1618

Battle of Taguanes

Last Update:

The Battle of Taguanes was fought between Spanish royalists and the Second Republic of Venezuela on 31 July 1813 during the Admirable Campaign of the...

Word Count : 82

Second Federal Republic of Mexico

Last Update:

defenses against the forces of Winfield Scott who had just landed at Veracruz. He was at the town of Matehuala on the way from Angostura to San Luis Potosí City...

Word Count : 5446

Paraguayan War

Last Update:

forts of Angostura and Itá-Ibaté. Resigned to frontal combat, Caxias ordered the so-called Piquissiri maneuver. While a squadron attacked Angostura, Caxias...

Word Count : 13160

Battle of Las Queseras del Medio

Last Update:

The Battle of Las Queseras del Medio was an important battle of the Venezuelan War of Independence. It took place on April 2, 1819. The forces of José...

Word Count : 582

Battle of Vargas Swamp

Last Update:

The Battle of Vargas Swamp (Spanish: Batalla del Pantano de Vargas) fought on July 25, 1819, was an engagement of Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada...

Word Count : 4273

Battle of Lake Maracaibo

Last Update:

The Battle of Lake Maracaibo also known as the "Naval Battle of the Lake" was fought on 24 July 1823 on Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo between fleets under...

Word Count : 1040

Battle of Curupayty

Last Update:

The Battle of Curupayty was a key battle in the Paraguayan War. On the morning on 22 September 1866, the joint force of Brazilian, Argentine, and Uruguayan...

Word Count : 1061

Battle of Aragua de Barcelona

Last Update:

Battle of Aragua de Barcelona (Spanish: Batalla de Aragua de Barcelona) was fought between Royalists of the Spanish Empire and the Second Republic of...

Word Count : 544

PDF Search Engine © AllGlobal.net