Battle of Aragua de Barcelona

Battle of Aragua de Barcelona
	Part of Venezuelan War of Independence
	; A Cotoperí tree that Bolívar is said to have tied his horse up to and rested near
Date	17 August 1814
Location	Aragua de Barcelona9°27′27″N 64°49′34″W / 9.45750°N 64.82611°W
Result	Royalist victory
Belligerents
Second Republic of Venezuela	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
Simón Bolívar; José Francisco Bermúdez; José Tadeo Monagas (WIA)	Francisco Tomás Morales
Strength
3,000-4,000	6,000-8,000
Casualties and losses
<3,000-3,700 dead	1,000 dead, 2,000 wounded

The Battle of Aragua de Barcelona (Spanish: Batalla de Aragua de Barcelona) was fought between Royalists of the Spanish Empire and the Second Republic of Venezuela on 17 August 1814. The battle saw Royalists attack Simón Bolívar's force of 3,000 and win with their 8,000 soldiers. It was a major loss for the Patriots.

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[DoIReallyNeedToCiteForImages?ProbablyNot-1] "Aragua de Barcelona, la Atenas de Oriente". Infoguia.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 April 2023.

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[Edgar_Esteves_González-3] González, Edgar Esteves (2004). Batallas de Venezuela, 1810-1824 (in Spanish). El Nacional. ISBN 978-980-388-074-3. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

[Diego_Barros_Arana-4] Arana, Diego Barros (1865). Compendio de historia de América (in Spanish). Imp. del Ferrocarril. Retrieved 23 April 2023.

[ine-5] Lombardero, Gerardo (20 March 2011). "Caracas, la apoteosis". La Nueva España (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2023.

[mppef-6] Chávez, Ailyn. "Batalla de Aragua de Barcelona, gesta que demostró la valentía y determinación del Ejército Libertador - MPPEFC" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 April 2023.

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