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Battle of La Victoria

Battle of La Victoria was a battle fought in 1812 at La Victoria, in what is now Venezuela. It was part of the Venezuelan War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1823. The recorded result: Tactical Venezuelan victory; Strategic Royalists victory. Recorded strength: 5,000 against 3,000.

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Fought1812
WhereLa Victoria, Venezuela10.228N, 67.334W
OutcomeTactical Venezuelan victory; Strategic Royalists victory
BelligerentsVenezuelaagainstSpanish Empire
Part ofVenezuelan War of Independence1810 to 1823

Where it sits in the Venezuelan War of Independence

Battle of Coro, 1810Battle of La Victoria, 1812Siege of Puerto Cabello, 1812Battle of Cúcuta, 1813Battle of Las Queseras del Medio, 1813Battle of Alto de los Godos, 1813Battle of Los Horcones, 1813Battle of Taguanes, 1813Battle of Araure, 1813Battle of La Victoria, 1814Battle of San Mateo, 1814Second Siege of Valencia, 1814Battle of Clarines, 1817Siege of Cumaná, 1817Siege of Barcelona, 1817Battle of Pagallos, 1817Battle of Carabobo, 1821Siege of Cumana, 1821Siege of La Vela de Coro, 1821Siège of Puerto Cabello, 1822Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, 182318101823Battle of La Victoria, 1812
23 placed engagements of the Venezuelan War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1812 (year precision)
PlaceLa Victoria, Venezuela
10.228N, 67.334W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength5,0003,000
Commanders
  • Francisco de Miranda
  • Juan Domingo de Monteverde
Battle of La VictoriaBattle of La VictoriaBattle of La VictoriaBattle of San MateoSecond Battle of La PuertaBattle of La GuairaBattle of La GuairaBattle of San MateoSecond Battle of La PuertaBattle of La GuairaBattle of La GuairaPuerto CabelloAltagracia de OritucoChaguaramasLos TequesValle de la PascuaSan Carlos100 km10.228N, 67.334W
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Battle of La Victoria 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 Q17622613, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of La Victoria (1812), revision 1370446845, 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.