Bolívar captured Angostura after defeating the counter-attack of Miguel de la Torre(Simón Bolívar)

Simón Bolívar - Bolívar captured Angostura after defeating the counter-attack of Miguel de la Torre

Time: Jul, 1817

Place: Angostura, Venezuela

Details: In July 1817, on a second expedition, Bolívar captured Angostura after defeating the counter-attack of Miguel de la Torre. However, Venezuela remained a captaincy of Spain after the victory in 1818 by Pablo Morillo in the Second Battle of La Puerta.