Battle of Cuchilla del Tambo

Battle of Cuchilla del Tambo
Part of the Colombian War of Independence
Painting of the battle by José María Espinosa Prieto (1850).
Date 29 June 1816 Location El Tambo, Cauca, Viceroyalty of New Granada 2°27′15″N 76°49′04″W / 2.45417°N 76.8178°W / 2.45417; -76.8178 Result Spanish victory
Belligerents
United Provinces of New Granada	Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Liborio Mejía	Juan de Sámano
Strength
770 men[1]	1,400 men[1]
Casualties and losses
250 killed, 300 prisoners[1]	light

The Battle of La Cuchilla del Tambo was fought during the Colombian War of Independence, fought between the Republican troops of New Granada and the expeditionary force of the Spanish crown who came to reconquer its former colony. It took place on 29 June 1816, at a place called La cuchilla del Tambo (the ridge of El Tambo), in the vicinity of the town of Popayán (in the south of the present-day Colombia). The Republican troops were completely defeated by the Royalist army.
This triumph ended the First Republic of New Granada and completed the Spanish reconquest of New Granada.