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José Maria Barreiro

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1793 – 1819

17951800180518101815Colombian War of Independence · 1810-1825Battle of Boyacá — August 7, 1819 · Kingdom of Spain · Colombian War of IndependenceBattle of Vargas Swamp — July 25, 1819 · Kingdom of Spain · Colombian War of Independence

Active service 1819 — 2 battles across 1 war; first command at age 26.

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José María Barreiro Manjón was a Spanish military officer who fought in the Peninsular War and in the Colombian War of Independence. In 1819 at the rank of colonel, he was commander of the III Division of Expeditionary Army of Costa Firme in New Granada during Simon Bolivar's campaign to liberate New Granada. He commanded his army against the Patriot Army at the Battle of Vargas Swamp, where he would be defeated, and at the Battle of Boyacá, where he would be captured along with remnants of the III Division and the end of Spanish control over New Granada.

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Battles (2)

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