Admirable Campaign

Admirable Campaign
	Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence and the Colombian War of Independence
	; Route of the Admirable Campaign
Date	14 May 1813 – 6 August 1813
Location	Today Venezuelan states of Tachira, Mérida, Barinas, Trujillo, Portuguesa, Cojedes, Carabobo, Aragua, and the city of Caracas
Result	Patriot victory
Belligerents
United Provinces of New Granada; Second Republic of Venezuela	Royalists
Commanders and leaders
Simón Bolívar; Jose Felix Ribas; Rafael UrdanetaSantiago 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.^: 146 Its objective was to free Venezuela from Spanish control, which was accomplished in conjunction with Santiago Mariño's simultaneous campaign in the east.

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