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Battle of Carabobo

Battle of Carabobo was a battle fought on 24 June 1821 at Campo de Carabobo, in what is now Venezuela. It was part of the Venezuelan War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1823. The recorded result: Venezuelan victory. Recorded strength: 6,500–8,000; British Legions (350) against 4,000–5,000; Spanish expeditionaries (850).

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Battle of Carabobo
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Fought24 June 1821
WhereCampo de Carabobo, Venezuela10.005N, 68.166W
OutcomeVenezuelan victory
BelligerentsGran ColombiaagainstKingdom of Spain and the Indies (the Spains)
Part ofVenezuelan War of Independence1810 to 1823

Where it sits in the Venezuelan War of Independence

Battle of Coro, 1810Battle of La Victoria, 1812Siege of Puerto Cabello, 1812Battle of Cúcuta, 1813Battle of Las Queseras del Medio, 1813Battle of Alto de los Godos, 1813Admirable Campaign, 1813Battle of Los Horcones, 1813Battle of Taguanes, 1813Battle of Araure, 1813Battle of La Victoria, 1814Battle of San Mateo, 1814Second Siege of Valencia, 1814Battle of Clarines, 1817Siege of Cumaná, 1817Siege of Barcelona, 1817Battle of Pagallos, 1817Battle of Carabobo, 1821Siege of Cumana, 1821Siege of La Vela de Coro, 1821Siège of Puerto Cabello, 1822Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, 182318101823Battle of Carabobo, 1821
24 placed engagements of the Venezuelan War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 June 1821
PlaceCampo de Carabobo, Venezuela
10.005N, 68.166W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength6,500–8,000; British Legions (350)4,000–5,000; Spanish expeditionaries (850)
Casualties and losses300 killed and wounded, including 119 British Legionaries dead2,908 killed, wounded and captured
Commanders
  • Miguel de la Torre
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Combat data (CDB90)

Attacker: PATRIOT ARMYDefender: SP ARMY
Strength6,4005,180
Casualties200 (3.1%)2,908 (56.1%)
Mission accomplishment, 1 to 1094
Outcomeattacker won
Duration2 days
Front width3.2 km2.5 km
Attacker advanced2 km

From the US Army Concepts Analysis Agency Database of Battles (CDB90, battle 151), public domain, in the CC0 tidy edition by Jeffrey B. Arnold. Figures are the database's estimates, compiled in 1990 from published histories, and may differ from the Wikipedia infobox above.

Battle of Carabobo is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 46 in present-day Venezuela.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q388210, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Carabobo, revision 1383602472, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.