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commander, 10 engagements

Battles of Simón Bolívar

Battles of Simón Bolívar

Venezuelan statesman and military officer (1783–1830)

Simón Bolívar is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1813 and 1824: 10 battles across 3 present-day countries, most in Venezuela (6), Colombia (3), Peru (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 5,576 km apart end to end, 620 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Venezuelan War of Independence (5), Spanish American wars of independence (2), Colombian War of Independence (2).

Battle of AraureBattle of San MateoSecond Battle of La PuertaBattle of ClarinesSecond Battle of AngosturaBattle of CúcutaBattle of Vargas SwampBattle of BoyacáBattle of CaraboboBattle of JunínBattle of CúcutaBattle of Vargas SwampBattle of BoyacáBattle of CaraboboBattle of JunínLimaMedellínGuayaquilCaliBelémMaracaiboManausQuitoSan JoséPanama City2000 km0.501S, 69.761W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1813: 2 engagements2 in 18131814: 2 engagements2 in 18141817: 2 engagements2 in 18171819: 2 engagements2 in 18191821: 1 engagements1824: 1 engagements18131824
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Battle of Cúcuta, 1813Battle of Araure, 1813Battle of San Mateo, 1814Second Battle of La Puerta, 1814Battle of Clarines, 1817Second Battle of Angostura, 1817Battle of Vargas Swamp, 1819Battle of Boyacá, 1819Battle of Carabobo, 1821Battle of Junín, 182418131824
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1813Battle of CúcutaQ216847, ColombiaPatriot victory; Royalist withdrawal from Cúcuta; Patriot...
5 December 1813Battle of AraureAraure, Venezuela406 km NEPatriot victory
28 February 1814Battle of San MateoSan Mateo, Venezuela209 km ERepublican victory
15 June 1814Second Battle of La PuertaVenezuela21 km SRoyalist victory
9 January 1817Battle of ClarinesClarines, Venezuela255 km ERoyalist victory
2 May 1817Second Battle of AngosturaVenezuela268 km SEPatriot victory
25 July 1819Battle of Vargas SwampColombia1,085 km WPatriot victory
7 August 1819Battle of BoyacáBoyacá Department, Colombia51 km SWPatriot victory
24 June 1821Battle of CaraboboCampo de Carabobo, Venezuela770 km NEVenezuelan victory
6 August 1824Battle of JunínJunín Department, Peru2,512 km SPatriot 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, Ricardo Acevedo Bernal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.