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Battle of Boyacá: Quick Facts

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Facts

Date August 7, 1819
Location Bogotá • Boyacá • Colombia
Participants Simón Bolívar • Spain
Context wars of independence

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Timeline

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Battle of Chacabuco
February 12, 1817
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Battle of Maipú
April 5, 1818
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Battle of Boyacá
August 7, 1819
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Battle of Carabobo
June 24, 1821
Battle of Pichincha
Battle of Pichincha
May 24, 1822
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Battle of Ayacucho
December 9, 1824

Key People

Simón Bolívar
Simón Bolívar
Venezuelan soldier and statesman
Francisco de Paula Santander
Francisco de Paula Santander
Colombian statesman and soldier

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