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Soldiers: What we have desired will be held today: behold Boves. Five times larger is the army he brings to fight us, but it seems to me still insufficient to dispute our victory. You defend the lives of your children, the honor of your wives, the soil of your homeland from the fury of tyrants; show
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Boves no pudo dirigir la
Batalla de La Victoria por encontrarse en Villa de Cura, postrado en cama, a raĂz de haber sido herido en la Primera Batalla de la Puerta (3 de febrero del año 1814). El ejĂ©rcito patriota republicano contaba sĂłlo 1,500 hombres, incluyendo el BatallĂłn La Guaira que comandaba
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Hours later, Morales and his men withdrew through the mountains towards Pao de ZĂĄrate, pursued by the
Republican cavalry. As a result of this Battle, the Royalist attempt to cut communications between Caracas and Valencia had failed.
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The battle was fought on 12 February 1814. Given the shortage of regular troops, Ribas had to arm a thousand students from colleges and seminaries in the city and other neighboring towns, including 85 students of the
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them your omnipotence. On this day that will be memorable, we cannot even choose between winning or dying: it is necessary to win! Long live the
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el señor coronel Ramón Ayala. Los efectivos realistas sumaban 4.000 hombres, a saber: 2,200 lanceros y 1,800 fusileros.
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Monument to the Youth, in commemoration of the battle of La
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