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Battle of Los Horcones

Battle of Los Horcones was a battle fought on 22 July 1813 in what is now Venezuela. It was part of the Venezuelan War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1823. The recorded result: Patriotic victory. Recorded strength: 500 men; 60 cavalry against 700 men; 100 cavalry; 4 artillery pieces.

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Ruta de la campaña admirable,fue una acción militar enmarcada dentro de la Guerra de Independencia de Venezuela.
Ruta de la campaña admirable,fue una acción militar enmarcada dentro de la Guerra de Independencia de Venezuela.. C arango, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought22 July 1813
WhereVenezuela10.012N, 69.451W
OutcomePatriotic victory
Belligerents20px Patriotasagainst20px Spanish Empire
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 Los Horcones, 1813
24 placed engagements of the Venezuelan War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date22 July 1813
PlaceVenezuela
10.012N, 69.451W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength500 men; 60 cavalry700 men; 100 cavalry; 4 artillery pieces
Casualties and lossesMany deadMany dead; 300 captured; Artillery, weapons, medical supplies and transports captured.
Commanders
  • José Félix Ribas
  • Jacinto Lara
Battle of Los HorconesBattle of Los HorconesBattle of AraureSan Carlos SiegeBattle of CaraboboSecond Siege of ValenciaSiege of ValenciaBattle of AraureSan Carlos SiegeSecond Siege of ValenciaPuerto CabelloTrujilloValeraGuanareCarora100 km10.012N, 69.451W
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Battle of Los Horcones 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 Q1660301, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Los Horcones, revision 1370268516, 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.