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Before the battle
After the patriot troops arrived in Tunja on August 5, Bolívar and his troops rested for a full forty hours. In the morning of August 7, 1819, the republican army awoke to the news that the Spanish armies were approaching, due to arrive around noon. But, when Spanish were approaching some of the the troops were still finishing there breakfast. -
Before the battle started
Francisco de Paula Santander and José Antonio Anzoátegui. The republican army had just emerged from their fresh and narrowly won victory at Pantano de Vargas. Following this battle, both the Spanish and the patriot troops were exhausted, and the difference between who won at Boyacá can be traced to the fact that Bolívar's troops had a chance to rest up. -
When the battle started
On August 7,1819 at around 2:00pm to 4:00pm. The interesting thing was that the battle only lasted around 2 hours. Also another thing is that it wasn’t really a long battle at all. -
Part of the battle
In August 7, 1819 Simón Bolívar engaged Spanish General José María Barreiro in a battle near the Boyaca River, now commonly known as Colombia. -
Kind of during the battle
Bolívar's route following the Battle. He first took his men across the Chicamocha River and onto Corrales de Bonza, where they spent ten days, recruiting, gaining energy, and watching enemy movements. Reinforcements also arrived, and Bolívar recovered some equipment and supplies he had previously been forced to abandon at this post. -
What happened before the battle
The Spanish troops had not been sleeping at night so, Bolívar's men had enjoyed that. Their leaders had them running the race through the rain across some of South America's most rugged terrain. The army had to slog their way for forty-eight hours, spending nine of those hours stumbling over rocks and along muddy, rutted trails, trying to make Bogatá before Bolívar. -
How long the battle was
The battle lasted only two hours, probably in part because the royalist fighters were so weary and demoralized. Bolívar sent his cavalry, the British divisions, and the rear infantry under the command of Anzoátegui to destroy the left and center of the Spanish contingent while Santander took care of the right flank at the bridge. The republicans emerged victorious, capturing General Barreiro and about 1,800 prisoners. -
Between the battle
Their general, José María Barreiro, had been convinced that his men would make Tunja before Bolívar's force. He drove them onto Bogatá via a detour over the rugged hills, only to find that he was too late. Bolívar was already ahead of him and cut off all communications between Barreiro and his viceroy in Bogatá. -
Also during the battle
Made aware of the approach of the Spanish troops, Bolívar immediately made a plan to slice the army into two. He and half of his trooped climbed a hill about 1.5 miles outside the city to watch the enemy movements. Then, saw them marching toward the bridge near the city, at about 10:00 a.m. -
Every year on August 7
On August 7, every year the colombian streets are filled. With what? You may ask, on pretty much every streets are full of parades, festivals, and parties. Of when they fought and won there independence from spain.
