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672:. Only 300 soldiers in the garrison were healthy, the rest were in hospital. At 10:00 a.m. the last evacuees left the city for Guayana la Vieja, where its garrison was also evacuated (about 600 troops) on 3 August. The Royalists were in a bad condition due to hunger and disease, and their morale was at rock bottom.
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At 02:00 on 25 April, Piar ordered several columns to attack
Angostura, but after four hours of fighting, De la Torre forced them to withdraw with the loss of 7 officers and 78 soldiers. On the 26th and 27th, the Royalist ships in Guayana la Vieja returned to Angostura to defend the Orinoco line of
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Soon, the city faced serious supply problems. Hunger eventually led the inhabitants and soldiers to kill every animal they could find and eat plants and herbs. On 8 March, the
Spanish sent a relief convoy of 35 ships, protected by the gunboat Carmen, from
678:'s ships, as ordered by BolĂvar, did not stop harassing them. In panic, the fugitive ships began to disperse in the delta. The warships containing La Torre, Fitzgerald, their officers and most healthy soldiers managed to escape. They headed to the
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Finally, on 17 July, General La Torre ordered the entire population, 1,800 civilians and 2,000 soldiers and sailors, to embark on the brigs, schooners, and barges anchored in the port, with their belongings, valuables and archives and head to the
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and then to
Caracas. Most other ships were captured or lost in the labyrinth of canals and were never heard from again. It is estimated that more than half of the inhabitants and their possessions ended up at the bottom of the river.
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The
Patriots now controlled a province of 30,000 inhabitants, but the main cities of Venezuela and the rest of the country remained in Royalist hands. Bolivar made Angostura the "temporary" capital of his
651:
On 4 May, Bolivar, who had landed in
Guayana on 21 March, arrived at Angostura with his fleet to collaborate in the siege. He relieved Piar of command of the Guyana Army sending him to
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698:. The victory benefited BolĂvar, who had risked his life and suffered the same hardships as the troops. However, much of the credit for the victory belonged to Manuel Piar.
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was still under
Royalist control, except for several sparsely populated area's which were controlled by Patriot guerilla bands. One of the guerilla leaders was
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While the
Royalists evacuated, BermĂşdez's troops occupied Angostura and BolĂvar entered the city on 19 July and found only some starving left behind people.
694:
The Second Siege of
Angostura was one of the bloodiest of Venezuela's independence struggle, but one of the greatest victories for Bolivar since the
728:
In
Angostura, Bolivar also became the undisputed leader of the Venezuelan independence movement, after he had his only remaining rival, General
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636:, the new military commander of Angostura and Guayana la Vieja. They arrived at Angostura on 27 March, and De la Torre decided to conquer
749:) (November 1817 - May 1818), which aimed to conquer Central Venezuela, but which ended in total failure for Bolivar and the Patriots.
732:, executed on 16 October 1817. The Patriot political and military power was definitively unified around the person of the Liberator.
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In
Angostura the Patriots consolidated a base of operations in Guayana and from there they expanded their operations throughout the
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between Patriot and Royalist forces, that ended with victory for the Patriots, who managed to capture the city of
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following the course of the Orinoco. It carried 1,000 to 1,500 soldiers and was commanded by Brigadier
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to reopen the supply line to Angostura, but he was decisively defeated in the
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was a military siege and confrontation that took place in the context of the
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Resumen de la historia de Venezuela desde el año de 1797 hasta el de 1830
955:. Tomo I. EdiciĂłn de Blas Bruni Celli. Caracas: Ministerio de EducaciĂłn.
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and attract more llaneros to the Republican cause, and also to conquer
725:, but Caracas would remain under Royalist control until June 1821.
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620:, without success. Manuel Pilar left some troops under control of
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The liberation of Venezuela would only be completed after the
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and advance into the interior of New Granada in 1819.
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SimĂłn BolĂvar: hombre de Caracas, proyecto de AmĂ©rica
739:, which ended with this victory, was followed by the
705:. Its possession became essential to link up with
16:1817 battle in the Venezuelan War of Independence
251:3,000 soldiers and civilians captured or drowned
21:
948:. Tomo II. Besanzon: Imprenta de José Jacquin.
893:Baralt, Rafael MarĂa & RamĂłn DĂaz (1841).
969:Battles of the Venezuelan War of Independence
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911:. Caracas: El Nacional. ISBN 9789803880743.
924:CrĂłnica razonada de las guerras de BolĂvar
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904:. Editorial Biblios. ISBN 9789507863158.
939:War and Independence In Spanish America
934:. Caracas: Presidencia de la RepĂşblica.
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927:. Tomo II. Nueva York: Colonial Press.
659:in charge of the forces at Angostura.
398:First and Second Republics (1811-1814)
7:
897:. Tomo I. ParĂs: H. Fournier y cĂa.
930:LĂłpez Contreras, Eleazar (2005) .
907:Esteves González, Edgardo (2004).
616:. In January 1817, he had already
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918:. Nueva York: The Colonial Press.
941:. Routledge. ISBN 9781136757723.
909:Batallas de Venezuela, 1810-1824
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41:Monument to Bolivar at Angostura
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944:Restrepo, José Manuel (1858).
624:to further besiege the city.
590:Venezuelan War of Independence
471:Spanish reconquest (1814-1816)
384:Venezuelan War of Independence
29:Venezuelan War of Independence
1:
932:BolĂvar, conductor de tropas
494:Spanish reconquest (1815-16)
937:McFarlane, Anthony (2013).
723:Third Republic of Venezuela
648:communication and supply.
126:Third Republic of Venezuela
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586:Second Battle of Angostura
916:BolĂvar y el arte militar
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22:First Battle of Angostura
921:Lecuna, Vicente (1950).
914:Lecuna, Vicente (1955).
900:Bushnell, David (2002).
569:Battle of Lake Maracaibo
989:Battles involving Spain
817:Restrepo, 1858: 406-407
657:José Francisco Bermúdez
808:Esteves, 2004: 110-111
790:Esteves, 2004: 108-109
772:Esteves, 2004: 100-101
612:, who operated in the
549:Las Queseras del Medio
144:Commanders and leaders
85:8.137930°N 63.548266°W
781:Bushnell, 2002: 74-75
630:San Fernando de Apure
502:Stalemate (1816–1819)
243:Casualties and losses
853:McFarlane, 2013: 318
233:2.000-3.000 soldiers
90:8.137930; -63.548266
53:2 May - 17 July 1817
642:Battle of San FĂ©lix
479:Aragua de Barcelona
81: /
844:Bushnell, 2002: 75
799:Esteves, 2004: 110
754:Battle of Carabobo
696:Admirable Campaign
634:Miguel de la Torre
618:attacked Angostura
539:BolĂvar's campaign
448:La Victoria (1814)
416:Admirable Campaign
406:La Victoria (1812)
223:Lorenzo Fitzgerald
213:Miguel de la Torre
974:1817 in Venezuela
880:Lecuna, 1950: 142
862:Vargas, 1958: 246
835:Baralt, 1841: 514
707:José Antonio Páez
680:Island of Grenada
604:In 1817, most of
596:on 17 July 1817.
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554:Vargas Swamp
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458:1st Carabobo
431:Los Horcones
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113:Belligerents
27:Part of the
730:Manuel Piar
610:Manuel Piar
541:(1819-1823)
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179:Manuel Piar
88: /
963:Categories
760:References
676:Luis BriĂłn
663:Evacuation
655:, and put
201:Luis BriĂłn
76:63°32′54″W
606:Venezuela
594:Angostura
530:Matasiete
520:San FĂ©lix
463:La Puerta
453:San Mateo
330:San Felix
325:Barcelona
73:8°08′17″N
510:Clarines
436:Taguanes
426:Niquitao
335:Pagallos
310:Clarines
228:Strength
58:Location
888:Sources
715:Barinas
600:Prelude
489:MaturĂn
248:unknown
638:CaronĂ
559:Boyaca
443:Araure
421:CĂşcuta
320:Cumaná
101:Result
711:Apure
653:Upata
484:Urica
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