Battle of Vargas Swamp

When

25 Jul 1819

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

5.74° N, 73.08° W

Description

1819 battle

1819 Colombian War of Independence battle

The Battle of Vargas Swamp fought on July 25, 1819, was an engagement of Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada. The battle involved a joint Venezuelan and Neogranadine army commanded by General Simón Bolívar against the III Division of the Spanish Royalist Army commanded by Colonel José María Barreiro.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire in extremis des insurgés colombiens à la bataille du Pantano de Vargas”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Spanish), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “191 km al noreste de Santafé de Bogotá, en la madrugada y hasta la tarde”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

• Colombian War of Independence20 Jul 1810 · War of independence