Battle of Boyacá

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The Battle of Boyacá was a decisive 1819 military engagement in the Colombian War of Independence that secured New Granada’s liberation from Spanish rule and paved the way for the creation of Gran Colombia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Batalla de Boyacá ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Boyacá
belligerent Patriot forces of New Granada ⓘ
Spanish royalist forces ⓘ
category 1819 in South America ⓘ
Battles involving Spain ⓘ
Battles of the Colombian War of Independence ⓘ
combatantStrength patriot army of several thousand soldiers ⓘ
royalist army of several thousand soldiers ⓘ
commander Francisco de Paula Santander ⓘ
José Antonio Anzoátegui ⓘ
Simón Bolívar ⓘ
commemoratedBy Boyacá Bridge monument ⓘ
linked to: Boyacá Bridge
commemoratedOn Battle of Boyacá Day ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Boyacá
conflict Colombian War of Independence ⓘ
consequence collapse of Spanish royalist control in central New Granada ⓘ
opening of the road to Bogotá for patriot forces ⓘ
countryAtTime Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
date 1819-08-07 ⓘ
decisiveFor formation of the Republic of Colombia ⓘ
independence of New Granada ⓘ
followedBy patriot capture of Bogotá ⓘ
geographicalFeature Boyacá Bridge ⓘ
hasParticipant New Granadan patriots ⓘ
Venezuelan patriots ⓘ
historicalSignificance paved the way for the creation of Gran Colombia ⓘ
location Boyacá Department ⓘ
near Tunja, New Granada ⓘ
present-day Colombia ⓘ
nationalHolidayIn Colombia ⓘ
near Teatinos River ⓘ
Tunja–Bogotá road ⓘ
opposingCommander José María Barreiro ⓘ
partOf Colombian War of Independence ⓘ
Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
partOfCampaign Bolívar’s 1819 liberation campaign in New Granada ⓘ
relatedTo Francisco de Paula Santander ⓘ
Gran Colombia ⓘ
Simón Bolívar ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Granada ⓘ
result decisive patriot victory ⓘ
strategicSignificance secured liberation of New Granada from Spanish rule ⓘ
theater South American wars of independence ⓘ
typeOfWarfare land battle ⓘ
year 1819 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Order of Boyacá → namedAfter → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Simón Bolívar → battle → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Colombian War of Independence → keyBattle → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Boyacá Department → historicalEventSite → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Boyacá Bridge → hasEvent → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Boyacá Bridge → significantEvent → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
llanero cavalry → notableEngagement → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Grand Collar of the Order of Boyacá → namedAfter → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
subject linked to: Grand Collar
Grand Cross of the Order of Boyacá → namedAfter → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
subject linked to: Grand Cross
Grand Officer (Order of Boyacá) → namedAfter → Battle of Boyacá (via Order of Boyacá) ⓘ
subject linked to: Grand Officer
linked to: Battle of Boyacá
Battle of Boyacá → commemoratedOn → Battle of Boyacá Day ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Boyacá
Battle of Boyacá → alsoKnownAs → Batalla de Boyacá ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Boyacá
Battle of Carabobo → precededBy → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Francisco de Paula Santander → participantIn → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Battle of Pantano de Vargas → followedBy → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Battle of Pantano de Vargas → campaign → Boyacá campaign ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Boyacá
Army of Gran Colombia → engagement → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
subject linked to: army of Gran Colombia
Departamento de Boyacá → hasHistoricEvent → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Boyacá Bridge National Park → protects → Boyacá battlefield ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Boyacá
British Legion → participatedIn → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
José Antonio Anzoátegui → notableEvent → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
José Antonio Anzoátegui → participantIn → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ
Spanish reconquest of New Granada (1816–1819) → endedBy → Battle of Boyacá (1819) ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Boyacá
Teatinos River → associatedWithEvent → Battle of Boyacá ⓘ