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Battle of La Plata

Name: Battle of La Plata
Location: La Plata, Colombia

Battle of La Plata was a battle fought on an unrecorded date at La Plata, in what is now Colombia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at La Plata. It was part of the Colombian War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1825. The recorded result: Spanish victory; Destruction of the army of the union; End of the first republic; Reestablishment of Spanish control of New Granada. Recorded strength: 400 troops against 150 troops.

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Foughtdate unknown

WhereLa Plata, Colombia2.390N, 75.892W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSpanish victory; Destruction of the army of the union; End of the first republic; Reestablishment of Spanish control of New Granada

BelligerentsKingdom of SpainagainstUnited Provinces of New Granada

Casualties and lossesLightand60 killed; 56 captured; Large number of weapons and ammunition captured

Part ofColombian War of Independence1810 to 1825

Where it sits in the Colombian War of Independence

13 placed engagements of the Colombian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	date unknown
Place	La Plata, Colombia 2.390N, 75.892W
Kind	Battle, undated
Strength	400 troops	150 troops
Casualties and losses	Light	60 killed; 56 captured; Large number of weapons and ammunition captured
Commanders	Liborio Mejía

Placed at La Plata; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Cuchilla del Tambo 1816, 103 km W
Battle of Bomboná 1822, 220 km SW
Battle of Pasca 1470, 277 km NE
Battle of Tocarema 1538, 308 km NE
1980 Dominican Embassy Siege in Bogotá 1980, 317 km NE

In the same war

Before: Battle of Bomboná 7 April 1822
All 13 engagements of Colombian War of Independence

Battle of La Plata is one of 42 in present-day Colombia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q20017051, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of La Plata (1816), revision 1370446802, 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.