Battle of Los Horcones

Battle of Los Horcones
Part of Venezuelan War of Independence
Route of the Admirable Campaign
Date 22 July 1813 Location Plain of Los Horcones Lara state, Venezuela 10°00′44″N 69°27′03″W / 10.01222°N 69.45083°W / 10.01222; -69.45083 Result Patriotic victory
Belligerents
Patriotas	Spanish Empire
Commanders and leaders
José Félix Ribas Jacinto Lara José Florencio Jiménez	Francisco Oberto P. González de Fuentes Manuel Cañas
Strength
500 men 60 cavalry	700 men 100 cavalry 4 artillery pieces
Casualties and losses
Many dead	Many dead 300 captured Artillery, weapons, medical supplies and transports captured.

The Battle of Los Horcones, part of the Admirable Campaign, was a military conflict in Venezuela during the Spanish American wars of independence fought on 22 July 1813 between the pro-independence forces led by José Félix Ribas and Spanish Royalist troops under colonel Francisco Oberto at the plain of Los Horcones.^[1] Ribas was victorious, capturing much of the Spanish equipment and more than 300 prisoners.