Battle of Carabobo (1814)

Battle of Carabobo

Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence

Date	28 May 1814
Location	Savannah of Carabobo (Present day Carabobo State)
Result	Republican victory

Belligerents

Second Republic of Venezuela

Commanders and leaders

Simón Bolívar
Santiago Mariño

Juan Manuel Cajigal
José Ceballos

Units involved

4,000–5,000

6,000

Casualties and losses

12 killed
40 wounded

2,100–3,000
Capture of 500 rifles, 9 flags, 400 horses, the entire artillery, food, livestock, baggage and documents.

Venezuelan War of Independence

First and Second Republics (1811-1814)
La Victoria (1812) Alto de los Godos Admirable Campaign Cúcuta Niquitao Los Horcones Taguanes Araure La Victoria (1814) San Mateo 1st Carabobo La Puerta
Spanish reconquest (1814-1816)
Aragua de Barcelona Urica Maturín Spanish reconquest (1815-16)
Stalemate (1816–1819)
Clarines 1st Angostura San Félix 2nd Angostura Matasiete
Bolívar's campaign (1819-1823)
Las Queseras del Medio Vargas Swamp Boyaca 2nd Carabobo Battle of Lake Maracaibo

The First Battle of Carabobo (1814) was a battle in the Venezuelan War of Independence, in which the forces of the Second Republic, commanded by Simón Bolívar, defeated the Spanish forces under Field marshal Juan Manuel de Cajigal y Martínez.