Battle of Bomboná

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battle military engagement

The Battle of Bomboná was a key 1822 engagement in the Spanish American wars of independence, in which Simón Bolívar’s patriot forces clashed with Spanish royalists in southern Colombia.

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Label	Occurrences
Battle of Bomboná canonical	2

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battle ⓘ military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Batalla de Bomboná NERFINISHED ⓘ
armedForcesInvolved	Gran Colombian Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Royalist Army of New Granada NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent	Patriot forces ⓘ Spanish royalist forces ⓘ
campaign	southern campaign of Simón Bolívar ⓘ
casualtiesDescription	heavy casualties on both sides ⓘ
combatant	Republic of Colombia (Gran Colombia) NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
commander	Basilio García NERFINISHED ⓘ Simón Bolívar NERFINISHED ⓘ
commanderSide	Basilio García – royalist forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Simón Bolívar – patriot forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	land battle ⓘ
country	Colombia ⓘ
date	1822-04-07 ⓘ
followedBy	patriot advance toward Pasto ⓘ
front	northern South American front of the Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
geographicalContext	Andean region of present-day Colombia ⓘ
historicalEra	early 19th century ⓘ
location	Bomboná NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Colombia NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective	secure route to Pasto ⓘ weaken royalist control in southern New Granada ⓘ
outcomeDescription	royalists withdrew despite inflicting heavy casualties on patriots ⓘ
partOf	Colombian War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Battle of Pichincha campaign phase (planning) ⓘ
region	Department of Nariño (present-day) NERFINISHED ⓘ
relatedTo	Simón Bolívar NERFINISHED ⓘ Wars of independence in northern South America ⓘ
result	strategic patriot advantage ⓘ tactical stalemate ⓘ
significance	contributed to the collapse of Spanish royalist resistance in northern South America ⓘ helped consolidate patriot control in New Granada ⓘ
strategicGoalOfPatriots	open communications between Quito and New Granada ⓘ
strategicGoalOfRoyalists	block patriot advance toward Pasto and Quito ⓘ
theater	southern campaign of Gran Colombia ⓘ
year	1822 ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Royalist forces of the Viceroyalty of New Granada → conflict → Battle of Bomboná ⓘ

army of Gran Colombia → engagement → Battle of Bomboná ⓘ

subject surface form: Army of Gran Colombia