Battle of Boyacá

Period

1819

Region

South America

Category

War

The Battle of Boyacá (1819), also known as the Battle of Boyacá Bridge, was a decisive victory by a combined army of Venezuelan and New Granadan troops along with a British Legion led by General Simon Bolivar over the III Division of the Spanish Expeditionary Army of Costa Firme commanded by Spanish Colonel José María Barreiro. This victory ensured the success of Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada. The battle of Boyacá is considered a crucial point in the independence of the north of South America, as it allowed further patriot victories at the battles of Carabobo in Venezuela, Pichincha in Ecuador, and Junín and Ayacucho in Peru. New Granada acquired its definitive independence from the Spanish Monarchy, although fighting with royalist forces would continue for years.

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