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Battle of La Ladera (1812)

Battle of La Ladera
Part of Colombian War of Independence
Location
Result Patriot Victory
Belligerents
Valle del Cauca Department Confederated Cities of the Cauca Valley Spain Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Valle del Cauca Department José María Cabal
Valle del Cauca Department Alexander Macaulay
Spain Antonio Tenorio
Spain José Joaquín Paz
Strength
300~400 regulars, militias, and volunters [1][2]
6 light cannons
1,000~1,500 [3] [4] some regulars and mostly guerrilla
Casualties and losses
Unknown 64 killed, 176 captured, and 26 wounded,[5]

The Battle of La Ladera was a three-day battle in the Colombian War of Independence fought between Neogranadine patriot forces and Spanish royalist forces between April 25 and April 27, 1812 in and around the city of Popayán.

  1. ^ Baraya, José María (1874) Biografías Militares o Historia Militar del País. Imprenta de Gaitán. Bogotá. p. 28.
  2. ^ López, José Hilario (1857). Memorias de José Hilario López. París: Imprenta de D´Aubusson y Kugelmann. p. 5.
  3. ^ González Chaves, N. (1879). Estudio cronologico de la guerra de la independencia de la antigua Colombia: Primera parte: Hechos militares. Tomo primo. Francia: A. Lahure. p. 103
  4. ^ Restrepo, José Manuel (1827). Historia de la Revolución de la República de Colombia en la América Meridional. Tomo III. Paris: Librería Americana. pp. 143.
  5. ^ González Chaves, N. (1879). Estudio cronologico de la guerra de la independencia de la antigua Colombia: Primera parte: Hechos militares. Tomo primo. Francia: A. Lahure. pp. 103-104

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