Battle of Bucaramanga (1899)

The Battle of Bucaramanga (Spanish: Batalla de Bucaramanga) was a battle of the Thousand Days' War in Colombia.

For the 1854 Battle of Bucaramanga, see Battle of Bucaramanga (1854).

The battle 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, but were repelled by the nationalist General Vicente Villamizar. The Liberals lost 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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