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Second Battle of La Puerta

Second Battle of La Puerta was a battle fought on 15 June 1814 in what is now Venezuela. It was part of the Spanish American wars of independence, which ran from 1808 to 1833. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 3,000 men; 9 canons against 7,500; 2 canons.

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Fought15 June 1814
WhereVenezuela10.038N, 67.489W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
Belligerents23px|borde United Provinces of VenezuelaagainstSpanish Empire
Casualties and losses1,000 dead; 1,500 prisoners killedand200 dead
Part ofSpanish American wars of independence1808 to 1833

Where it sits in the Spanish American wars of independence

Battle of Suipacha, 1810Battle of Chimbo, 1812Battle of Mocha, 1812Battle of Tucumán, 1812Battle of Ibarra, 1812Battle of Buceo, 1814Second Battle of La Puerta, 1814Battle of Rancagua, 1814Battle of Sipe-Sipe, 1815Los Andes vs Prueba, 1820Battle of Cerro de Pasco, 1820Battle of Ica, 1822Battle of Torata, 1823Battle of Moquegua, 1823Battle of Junín, 1824Second Siege of Callao, 1824Battle of Ayacucho, 1824Battle of Tumusla, 1825Batalla de La Florida, 1825Battle of San Juan de Ulua, 1825Battle of Mariel, 182818101828Second Battle of La Puerta, 1814
21 placed engagements of the Spanish American wars of independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date15 June 1814
PlaceVenezuela
10.038N, 67.489W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Territorial changeFall of Caracas to the Royalists
Strength3,000 men; 9 canons7,500; 2 canons
Casualties and losses1,000 dead; 1,500 prisoners killed200 dead
Commanders
Second Battle of La PuertaSecond Battle of La PuertaBattle of San MateoBattle of La VictoriaBattle of La VictoriaSecond Siege of ValenciaSiege of ValenciaBattle of La VictoriaSiege of ValenciaCaracasMaracayMaiquetíaPuerto CabelloCalabozoAltagracia de OritucoChaguaramasValle de la Pascua100 km10.038N, 67.489W
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Second Battle of La Puerta 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 Q2889067, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of La Puerta, revision 1370736349, 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.