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e. The Thousand Days' War (Spanish: Guerra de los Mil Días) was a civil war fought in Colombia from 17 October 1899 to 21 November 1902, at first between the Liberal Party and the government led by the National Party, and later – after the Conservative Party had ousted the National Party – between the liberals and the conservative government.
2,000 deserted [6] 750 killed and wounded [6] The Battle of Peralonso ( Spanish: Batalla de Peralonso ), also known as the Battle of La Amarilla or the Battle of La Laja, was a major battle in the Santander Campaign of the Thousand Days' War in Colombia. It was fought between the Conservative government and the Liberal rebels between 15 and 16 ...
1,500 dead. 2,800 wounded and missing. 4,000 dead wounded and missing. The Battle of Palonegro was a battle in the Santander Department of Colombia, than lasted from May 11—26, 1900, in the early days of the Thousand Days War. The commanding general of the Liberal armies, Gabriel Vargas Santos, ordered his troops to retire to Palonegro, near ...
List of wars involving Colombia. This is a list of wars involving the Republic of Colombia and its predecessor states from Pre-Hispanic times to the present day. The Muisca people of Bacatá defeat the army from the Muisca people of Hunza. The rulers of both sides die in the battle. North Korean invasion of South Korea repelled.
The Battle of the Magdalena River (Spanish: Batalla del río Magdalena ), also known as the Battle of Los Obispos or the Battle of Gamarra, was the first major battle of the Thousand Days' War. It took place on the Magdalena River on 24 October 1899, [2] near the town of Gamarra, Magdalena (modern-day department of Cesar), Colombia.
The Battle of Bucaramanga (Spanish: Batalla de Bucaramanga) took place during the Santander Campaign of the Thousand Days' War in Colombia. It ended on 13 November 1899 with a victory of the Conservative forces over the Liberals after a two day battle. [2] After an earlier defeat in a naval engagement on the Magdalena River, the Liberal rebels ...
The Colombian conflict (Spanish: Conflicto armado interno de Colombia, lit. 'Colombian internal armed conflict') began on May 27, 1964, and is a low-intensity asymmetric war between the government of Colombia, far-right paramilitary groups and crime syndicates, and far-left guerrilla groups, fighting each other to increase their influence in ...
Siege of Cartagena (1820-21) / 10.400°N 75.500°W / 10.400; -75.500. The Siege of Cartagena (1820–1821) ( Spanish: Asedio de Cartagena de Indias (1820–1821)) was a military confrontation fought in the context of the Colombian War of Independence between Patriots and Royalists, with the victory of the former.