Battle of Los Horcones
| Battle of Los Horcones | |||||||
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| Part of Venezuelan War of Independence | |||||||
Route of the Admirable Campaign | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Patriotas | Spanish Empire | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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José Félix Ribas Jacinto Lara José Florencio Jiménez |
Francisco Oberto P. González de Fuentes Manuel Cañas | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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500 men 60 cavalry |
700 men 100 cavalry 4 artillery pieces | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Many dead |
Many dead 300 captured Artillery, weapons, medical supplies and transports captured. | ||||||
The Battle of Los Horcones, part of the Admirable Campaign, was a military conflict in Venezuela during the Spanish American wars of independence fought on 22 July 1813 between the pro-independence forces led by José Félix Ribas and Spanish Royalist troops under colonel Francisco Oberto at the plain of Los Horcones. Ribas was victorious, capturing much of the Spanish equipment and more than 300 prisoners.