Admirable Campaign | |||||||
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Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence and the Colombian War of Independence | |||||||
Route of the Admirable Campaign | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Provinces of New Granada Second Republic of Venezuela | Royalists | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Simón Bolívar Jose Felix Ribas Rafael Urdaneta Santiago Mariño | Domingo de Monteverde |
The Admirable Campaign (Spanish: Campaña Admirable) was a military action led by Simón Bolívar in which the provinces of Mérida, Barinas, Trujillo and Caracas were conquered by the Patriots.[1]: 146 Its objective was to free Venezuela from Spanish control, which was accomplished in conjunction with Santiago Mariño's simultaneous campaign in the east.