ORDER OF BATTLE // June 24, 1813
Admirable Campaign
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
2 sides catalogued · combined 4,500–27,000 estimated
Venezuela
500–10,000
Medium-confidence figure
Empire espagnol
4,000–17,000
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Admirable Campaign resulted in Patriot forces under Simón Bolívar seizing the provinces of Mérida, Barinas, Trujillo, and Caracas from Royalist control. Conducted in coordination with Santiago Mariño's simultaneous eastern campaign, the operation effectively expelled Spanish authority from a broad swath of Venezuelan territory. Together, these converging offensives represented a major reassertion of the independence cause in Venezuela during the broader Venezuelan War of Independence, temporarily reversing Royalist dominance and restoring Patriot governance over the country's core regions, including its capital.
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