Battle of Bucaramanga (1899)

The Battle of Bucaramanga (Spanish: Batalla de Bucaramanga) was a battle of the Thousand Days' War. It took place between 11 and 13 November 1899.[1] The liberal troops commanded by General Rafael Uribe Uribe tried to take the city of Bucaramanga (Colombia) and were rejected by the nationalist General Vicente Villamizar. They were defeated with a balance of 1,000 dead and 500 wounded.

References

  1. Grueso, Eduardo Riascos (1950). Geografía guerrera de Colombia (in Spanish). Impr. Bolivariana. p. 24.


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