Venezuelan War of Independence
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Was the independence war of the Captaincy General of Venezuela against Spanish rule.
Chronology
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Was the establishment of the First Republic of Venezuela, which was reconquered by Spain in 1812.
January 1811: Several Venezuelan provinces declared independence from Spanish rule and formed Semi-Independent Juntas.
July 1811: The Caracas Junta called for a congress of Venezuelan provinces to establish a government for the region. The Congress declared Venezuela's independence on 5 July 1811, establishing the Republic of Venezuela.
July 1812: After the Battle of San Mateo in 1812, the First Republic of Venezuela collapsed. General Francisco de Miranda, a Venezuelan revolutionary leader, capitulated to Spanish General Domingo de Monteverde and signed an armistice, leading to the territory reverting back to Spanish America.
April 1810: The municipal council of Caracas headed a successful movement to depose the Spanish Governor and Captain General, Vicente Emparán. A junta was established in Caracas.
Was the establishment of the Second Eepublic of Venezuela, which was reconquered by Spain in 1814.
2.1.Eastern Campaign
Was a military campaign by revolutionaries in eastern Venezuela during the Venezuelan War of Indipendence.
January 1813: In 1813, during the Venezuelan War of Independence, General Santiago Mariño led a successful commando-style attack on Güiria, a town in present-day Venezuela. Mariño was a prominent leader in the Venezuelan revolutionary forces fighting against Spanish colonial rule.
August 1813: Barcelona conquered by Second Republic of Venezuela.
August 1813: The Venezuelan revolutionary leader Santiago Mariño entered Cumaná on August 3.
2.2.Admirable Campaign
Was a military campaign by revolutionaries led by Simón Bolívar where the provinces of Mérida, Barinas, Trujillo and Caracas were conquered during the Venezuelan War of Indipendence.
June 1813: Simón Bolívar and his Venezuelan revolutionaries arrived in the city of Trujillo in 1813 during the Venezuelan War of Independence.
July 1813: Battle of Taguanes.
August 1813: Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan revolutionary leader, marched along the San Cristóbal - La Grita - Mérida - Trujillo road in 1813. His triumphal entry into Caracas on August 6 led to the surrender of the royalist government on August 4.
August 1813: La Victoria conquered by Venezuelan Revolutionaries.
July 1813: Battle of Niquitao.
August 1813: Losing on two fronts, the royalist government surrendered on August 4. Bolívar's forces had a triumphal entrance into the city of Caracas on August 6, bringing an end to the campaign and reestablishing the Venezuelan republic.
August 1813: The fall of Valencia on August 2, 1813, was a significant event during the Venezuelan War of Independence. It marked the victory of Venezuelan revolutionaries led by Simón Bolívar and Santiago Mariño over Spanish royalist forces, further weakening Spanish control in the region.
2.3.Boves campaign
Was a Spanish military campaign against revolutionaries during the Venezuelan War of Independence.
December 1814: Battle of Urica.
May 1814: Battle of Carabobo.
In 1819 Bolívar proclaimed the Republic Gran Colombia, which he planned to include Venezuela and New Granada.
January 1818: Venezuelan leaders Piar and Mariño occupied defenceless Angostura (a city at the narrowest and deepest part of the Orinoco River).
December 1819: In 1819, Simón Bolívar proclaimed the Republic of Gran Colombia, which aimed to unite Venezuela and New Granada (present-day Colombia). Bolívar was a Venezuelan military and political leader who played a key role in Latin America's struggle for independence from Spanish rule.
3.1.Bolívar's campaign to liberate New Granada
Was a military campaign led by Simon Bolívar, part of the Colombian and Venezuelan wars of independence.
August 1819: Simón Bolívar, a Venezuelan military and political leader, redirected his forces towards Tunja during the Venezuelan and Colombian Wars of Independence. He successfully took the city by mid-day in 1819, further advancing the revolutionaries' cause.
January 1822: Cumaná conquered by Republic of Gran Colombia.
July 1819: Vargas Swamp Battle.
August 1819: Bolívar's army entered Bogotá without any royalist resistance.
June 1821: Battle of Carabobo.
November 1823: Puerto Cabello managed to resist a siege before finally capitulating to Colombian forces. The city was the last Spanish stronghold in the region.
July 1819: The Spanish doubted Bolívar's army could make the trip through the Colombian corner of the cordillera oriental, and therefore, they were taken by surprise when Bolívar's small army emerged from the mountains on 5 July.
August 1819: Battle of Boyacá: the bulk of the royalist army surrendered to Bolívar.
