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Battle of Angostura

Battle of Angostura was a battle fought on 18 January 1817 in what is now Venezuela. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: ~2,000 soldiers against ~3,200 soldiers.

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Fought18 January 1817
WhereVenezuela8.138N, 63.548W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsThird Republic of VenezuelaagainstSpanish Empire

Record

Date18 January 1817
PlaceVenezuela
8.138N, 63.548W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength~2,000 soldiers~3,200 soldiers
Commanders
  • Manuel Piar
  • Manuel Cedeño
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Elsewhere in 1817

Battle of Angostura is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Venezuela.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5722190, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article First Battle of Angostura, revision 1370618416, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.