Atlas of Battles

commander, 4 engagements

Battles of José Tomás Boves

Spanish general (1782-1815)

José Tomás Boves is recorded as a commander at 4 placed engagements in the atlas in 1814: 4 battles, all in present-day Venezuela. Taken in date order, the sites lie 414 km apart end to end, 138 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Venezuelan War of Independence (2), Spanish American wars of independence (1).

Battle of La VictoriaBattle of San MateoSecond Battle of La PuertaBattle of UricaBattle of La VictoriaBattle of San MateoSecond Battle of La PuertaBattle of UricaCaracasCumanáBarcelonaMaiquetíaEl TigrePorlamarPuerto CabelloCalabozoZarazaAltagracia de Orituco200 km9.971N, 65.749W
4 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1814: 4 engagements4 in 181418141814
4 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of La Victoria, 1814Battle of San Mateo, 1814Second Battle of La Puerta, 1814Battle of Urica, 181418141814
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 2

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
12 February 1814Battle of La VictoriaLa Victoria, VenezuelaRepublican victory
28 February 1814Battle of San MateoSan Mateo, Venezuela10 km WRepublican victory
15 June 1814Second Battle of La PuertaVenezuela21 km SRoyalist victory
5 December 1814Battle of UricaVenezuela383 km ERoyalist victory

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.