Atlas of Battles

war, 13 engagements

Battles of the Colombian War of Independence

The atlas places 13 engagements of the Colombian War of Independence (1810 to 1825): 11 battles and 2 sieges, all in present-day Colombia. The most widely documented: Battle of Boyacá.

See them on the globe

Battle of La Ladera (1812)Battle of Ceja Alta del CancánBattle of San JuanitoSiege of CartagenaBattle of BombonáBattle of La PlataBattle of CiénagaBattle of the Palo RiverSpanish Siege of Cartagena de IndiasBattle of CachiríBattle of Cuchilla del TamboBattle of Vargas SwampBattle of BoyacáBattle of the Palo RiverSpanish Siege of Cartagena de IndiasBattle of CachiríBattle of Cuchilla del TamboBattle of Vargas SwampBattle of BoyacáCaracasMedellínCaliSan JoséPanama CityCiudad GuayanaMitúBarranquillaPastoManizales1000 km6.099N, 75.224W
13 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1812: 1 engagements1815: 2 engagements1816: 3 engagements3 in 18161819: 3 engagements3 in 18191820: 1 engagements1822: 1 engagements18121822
11 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of La Ladera (1812), 1812Battle of the Palo River, 1815Spanish Siege of Cartagena de Indias, 1815Battle of Cachirí, 1816Battle of Ceja Alta del Cancán, 1816Battle of Cuchilla del Tambo, 1816Battle of Vargas Swamp, 1819Battle of Boyacá, 1819Battle of San Juanito, 1819Siege of Cartagena, 1820Battle of Bomboná, 182218121822
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Commanders 4 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
1812Battle of La Ladera (1812)ColombiaPatriot Victory
1815Battle of the Palo RiverColombiaRepublican victory
26 August 1815Spanish Siege of Cartagena de IndiasCartagena, ColombiaSpanish victory
22 February 1816Battle of CachiríColombiaSpanish victory
1816Battle of Ceja Alta del CancánColombia
29 June 1816Battle of Cuchilla del TamboColombiaSpanish victory
25 July 1819Battle of Vargas SwampColombiaPatriot victory
7 August 1819Battle of BoyacáBoyacá Department, ColombiaPatriot victory
1819Battle of San JuanitoBuga, Colombia
14 July 1820Siege of CartagenaCartagena, ColombiaGran Colombian victory
7 April 1822Battle of BombonáColombia
date unknownBattle of La PlataLa Plata, ColombiaSpanish victory; Destruction of the army of the union; End of the...
date unknownBattle of CiénagaColombia

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Colombian War of Independence (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.