Battle of Bajo Palacé

Battle of Bajo Palacé
	Part of Colombian War of Independence
Date	March 28, 1811
Location	Palacé River, Totoró (Colombia)
Result	Patriot Victory Patriot forces succeed in defeating the Royalist army at the Palacé River; Popayán is occupied by the Patriots on April 2.; Beginning of the Colombian War of Independence;
Belligerents
Confederated Cities of the Cauca Valley. ; Supreme Junta of Santafé	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Antonio Baraya; Joaquín de Cayzedo	Miguel Tacón y Rosique
Strength
Encina: 1.100; Aragón: 450 infantry, 350 cavalry y 300 foot lancers, and 16 artillerymen brought from Santa Fe; Carvajal: 1,300 troops, 4 light cannons y 2 falconets; Restrepo: 1,200 (1.100 caucanos)	Encina: 1,500; Camacho: 1,600; Restrepo: 1,500
Casualties and losses
9-12 killed; 21-52 wounded	70-100 killed; 38 captured

The Battle of Bajo Palacé was the first major military campaign of the Colombian War of Independence, resulting in a Patriot victory over the Spanish royalist army. The battle was fought on March 28, 1811, on the banks Palacé River where the Palacé bridge crossed the river, located a few kilometers north of the city of Popayan, this bridge was part of the route of the Camino Real that connected the city of Popayan with Cali.