7 August 1819 · South America
Battle of Boyacá
In August 1819, at a bridge on the road to Bogotá, Simón Bolívar’s army met a Spanish royalist force. The short action opened the capital of New Granada during the wars of independence.
Commanders
- Simón Bolívar · General
- Date
- 7 August 1819
- Place
- Boyacá Department · Colombia
- Region
- South America