Battle of Cúcuta

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Cúcuta was a key 1813 military victory led by Simón Bolívar that opened the campaign to liberate Venezuela during the Colombian War of Independence.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Battle of Cúcuta canonical	3
Batalla de Cúcuta	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
aftermath	allowed Bolívar to advance toward Venezuelan territory ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Battle of Cúcuta ⓘ surface form: Batalla de Cúcuta
belligerent	Patriot forces of New Granada and Venezuela ⓘ Royalist forces of the Spanish Empire ⓘ
campaign	Admirable Campaign ⓘ
combatantStrengthPatriots	approximately 400–500 men ⓘ
combatantStrengthRoyalists	approximately 800–900 men ⓘ
commander	Ramón Correa ⓘ Simón Bolívar ⓘ
commanderSide	Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ surface form: Ramón Correa commanded royalist forces Simón Bolívar ⓘ surface form: Simón Bolívar commanded patriot forces
commemoratedIn	local civic celebrations in Cúcuta ⓘ
conflict	Colombian War of Independence ⓘ
countryAtTheTime	Spanish Empire ⓘ
date	1813-02-28 ⓘ
followedBy	patriot invasion of western Venezuela ⓘ
geographicalContext	took place near the border between present-day Colombia and Venezuela ⓘ
historicalCategory	1813 in South America ⓘ battles involving Simón Bolívar ⓘ battles of the Colombian War of Independence ⓘ
historicalEra	early 19th century ⓘ
location	Cúcuta ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ present-day Colombia ⓘ
notableCommanderRole	Simón Bolívar served as patriot commander ⓘ
openedCampaign	Patriot campaigns of 1819 in Venezuela ⓘ surface form: Admirable Campaign to liberate Venezuela
outcome	Royalist forces withdrew from Cúcuta ⓘ
partOf	Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Latin American wars of independence Latin American independence movements ⓘ surface form: Spanish American wars of independence
precededBy	patriot operations in the province of Pamplona ⓘ
relatedTo	Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ history of Colombia ⓘ history of Venezuela ⓘ
result	Venezuelan–New Granadan patriot victory ⓘ patriot victory ⓘ
significance	early major victory for Simón Bolívar ⓘ opened the campaign to liberate Venezuela ⓘ
strategicObjective	expel royalist forces from Cúcuta ⓘ secure a base for the invasion of Venezuela ⓘ
theater	Andean theater of the Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
typeOfWarfare	land battle ⓘ
year	1813 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Colombian War of Independence → significantEvent → Battle of Cúcuta ⓘ

Colombian War of Independence → keyBattle → Battle of Cúcuta ⓘ

Francisco de Paula Santander → participantIn → Battle of Cúcuta ⓘ

Battle of Cúcuta → alsoKnownAs → Battle of Cúcuta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Batalla de Cúcuta