Battle of La Victoria (1814)

Battle of La Victoria
	Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence
	; Monument to the Youth, in commemoration of the battle of La Victoria.
Date	12 February 1814
Location	La Victoria, Venezuela10°13′40″N 67°20′01″W / 10.22778°N 67.33361°W
Result	Republican victory
Belligerents
United Provinces of Venezuela	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
José Félix Ribas; Vicente Campo Elías; Luis María Rivas-Dávila †; Mariano Montilla	José Tomás Boves; Francisco Tomás Morales
Strength
Total: 1,500 220 cavalry; 120 soldiers of Dragoon Squadron; 85 seminarians; 5 artillery;	Total: 2,500–4,000 900–2,200 cavalry; 1,800 Infantry; Some cannons;

The battle of La Victoria took place during the Venezuelan War of Independence when Royalist forces under José Tomás Boves tried to take the city of La Victoria, held by General José Félix Ribas.