Battle of Cuchilla del Tambo | |||||||
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Part of the Colombian War of Independence | |||||||
Painting of the battle by José María Espinosa Prieto (1850). | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
United Provinces of New Granada | Kingdom of Spain | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Liborio Mejía | Juan de Sámano | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
770 men[1] | 1,400 men[1] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
250 killed, 300 prisoners[1] | light |
The Battle of La Cuchilla del Tambo was fought during the Colombian War of Independence, fought between the Republican troops of New Granada and the expeditionary force of the Spanish crown who came to reconquer its former colony. It took place on 29 June 1816, at a place called La cuchilla del Tambo (the ridge of El Tambo), in the vicinity of the town of Popayán (in the south of the present-day Colombia). The Republican troops were completely defeated by the Royalist army.
This triumph ended the First Republic of New Granada and completed the Spanish reconquest of New Granada.