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	Battle of Carabobo - Picture - MSN Encarta
		In 1887 Venezuelan artist Martín Tovar y Tovar completed six canvas murals for the dome of the Salón Elíptico in the capitol building of Caracas, Venezuela.
		One of the outstanding murals (a detail of which is shown here) is dedicated to the Battle of Carabobo.
		Simón Bolívar’s revolutionary army won the 1821 battle and entered Caracas having ensured freedom for Venezuela.
	encarta.msn.com /media_121625462/Battle_of_Carabobo.html (69 words)

	Battle of Carabobo - Biocrawler
		Fragment of La Batalla de Carabobo, as represented by Martín Tovar y Tovar
		The Battle of Carabobo was fought between South American patriots, led by Simon Bolívar, and the forces from Spain.
		June 24 is still celebrated as Battle of Carabobo Day in Venezuela
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Battle_of_Carabobo (208 words)

	Tiwy.com - «Field of battle Carabobo» (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In 1885, at the 65th anniversary of the battle, the first military parade was held in Carabobo.
		The Triumphal arch was erected in 1921 to the centennial of the battle.
		The bar-relieves of the sanctuary, depicting the scenes of the battle as well as different allegoric figures are very expressive.
	www.tiwy.com /pais/venezuela/carabobo/eng.phtml (450 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Carabobo State
		Estado Carabobo is one of the 23 states (estados) into which Venezuela is divided.
		Carabobo State lies roughly two hours by road west of the nation's capital, Caracas.
		Carabobo is one of the northern, coaster and central states of Venezuela and its flag consists of five horizontal stripes with different sizes.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Carabobo-State (908 words)

	Junior General Home Page
		Battle of Chaeronea, 338 BC - Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander want to take control of Greece, but the Theban Sacred Band is ready to fight to the death to stop them (Miniature Battle) by Brett Drake
		The largest battle in the south is a ruinous victory for Cornwallis and the British.
		This is a variant of the WW I aerial combat battle.
	www.juniorgeneral.org (1715 words)

	E-Books : Pages of Glory on Simón Bolívar, The Southamerican Washington: 10: Carabobo - Historical Text Archive
		Carabobo represents the quintessence of these tenets, as will be seen later in the "Plan of the, Campaign" and the preliminaries of the battle.
		But at Carabobo they were weary after so many years of fruitless struggle on the side of the Crown, and their spiritless attack did not supply the Spanish infantry with the help they expected.
		Three years later, in Bolívar's report on the Battle of Junín in Perú, Silva is mentioned as one of the heroes of Junín, and at the Battle of Ayacucho (December 9, 1824) Silva was promoted to Brigadier-General, and in 1828, at the Battle of Tarqui, to Lieutenant-General.
	www.historicaltextarchive.com /books.php?op=viewbook&bookid=29&cid=10 (5157 words)

	Carabobo State (Venezuela) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In any case, the Carabobo Arch stands at the height of the monument to this battle, and to the heroes of that day.
		Carabobo is one of the northern, coaster and central states of Venezuela and its flag consists of five horizontal stripes with different sizes.
		The Victorious Arch of Carabobo in gray inserts in the sun and seated on the blue fringe symbolizes the same essence of the identity of the inhabitants of the region and it commemorates the great gest which had place on its floor and consolidated the Venezuelan nationality.
	www.flaggen.com /flags/ve-g.html (332 words)

	Battle of Carabobo: The Times Report - Sidebar - MSN Encarta
		Battle of Carabobo: The Times Report - Sidebar - MSN Encarta
		This report on the Battle of Carabobo appeared in The Times on September 24, 1821.
		The battle had been fought some months earlier on June 24, 1821, on the plains of Carabobo, south-west of Valencia, and had proven to be the decisive engagement in the Venezuelan war of independence against Spain.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /sidebar_1461501606/Battle_of_Carabobo_The_Times_Report.html (118 words)

	Military Chess Sets
		Henry VIII forces battle the French troops led by King Francis I. On the British side, Henry VIII and Catalina de Aragon are King and Queen respectively.
		Archbishop Thomas Cranmer is the bishop, cavalry officers are the knights and Henry VIII's battle tent is the rook.
		A French Cardinal is the knight, cavalry officers ate Knights and King Francis I's battle tent is the rook.
	www.militarychess.com /henry8.asp (140 words)

	Carabobo State (Venezuela)
		In any case, the Carabobo Arch stands at the height of the monument to this battle, and to the heroes of that day.
		On the center, an attic and silvered column reminds that was ordered to erect by the Congress of Cucuta to commemorate the victory, which the Patriot Army reached in the Battle of Carabobo on June 24th, 1821, date inscribed on the pedestal.
		This coat of arms entered in validity by means of the "Law of the Coat of Arms and Seal of the Carabobo State" on December 12th, 1905.
	www.fotw.net /FLagS/ve-g.html (815 words)

	Battle of Carabobo - Picture - MSN Encarta
		In 1887 the Venezuelan artist Martín Tovar y Tovar completed six canvas murals for the dome of the Salón Elíptico in the capitol building of Caracas.
		One of the outstanding murals (the detail of which can be seen here) is dedicated to the Battle of Carabobo.
		Simón Bolívar’s revolutionary army won the battle and entered Caracas having ensured freedom for Venezuela.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /media_121625462/Battle_of_Carabobo.html (77 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Venezuela holds military parade
		The battle of Carabobo was took place in 1821, which led Venezuela to independence from Spain.
		Students of a military school attend a military parade to celebrate the 185th anniversary of the battle of Carabobo, in Carabobo, Venezuela, June 24, 2006.
		Soldiers riding on tanks attend a military parade to celebrate the 185th anniversary of the battle of Carabobo, in Carabobo, Venezuela, June 24, 2006.
	english.people.com.cn /200606/26/print20060626_277406.html (174 words)

	People's Daily Online -- Venezuela holds military parade (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The battle of Carabobo was took place in 1821, which led Venezuela to independence from Spain.
		Students of a military school attend a military parade to celebrate the 185th anniversary of the battle of Carabobo, in Carabobo, Venezuela, June 24, 2006.
		Soldiers riding on tanks attend a military parade to celebrate the 185th anniversary of the battle of Carabobo, in Carabobo, Venezuela, June 24, 2006.
	english.peopledaily.com.cn /200606/26/print20060626_277406.html (174 words)

	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
		The Battle of Carabobo was fought between South American independence fighters, led by SimÃ³n BolÃvar, and royalist forces seeking to preserve the Spanish American empire.
		The final battle for Venezuela's independence was the Battle of Lake Maracaibo.
		June 24 is celebrated as Battle of Carabobo Day in Venezuela.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Battle_of_Carabobo (242 words)

	Jose Laurencio Silva
		Silva participated in the battles of Taguanes, Araure, Barbula, and Mosquitero, and in the famous defence of La Victoria, 12 February, 1814, where his troop of 180 men was reduced to 20.
		In 1822 lie marched with Bolivar to southern Colombia, participated in the battle of Bombona, 7 April, 1822, and went with the division that was sent in 1823 to aid the Peruvian patriots.
		In the battle of Junin he was at the head of the Hussars de Colombia, and was promoted colonel, and after the battle of Ayacucho he was made a brigadier of Peru and Colombia.
	www.famousamericans.net /joselaurenciosilva (674 words)

	Simon Bolivar
		Bolivar commanded the defenses of the key port city of Puerto Cabello but lost the battle after a subordinate betrayed the revel's plans to the attackers.
		In the summer of 1813 he led another force into Venezuela and by the end of the year against occupied Caracas and assumed control of the country.
		Despite his claims, it took two more years of fighting before Bolivar actually freed Venezuela from Spanish rule with his victory at the Battle of Carabobo on June 24, 1821.
	www.carpenoctem.tv /military/bolivar.html (967 words)

	Glorious Carabobo : The battle that marked the political birth of a nation
		Glorious Carabobo : The battle that marked the political birth of a nation
		In June 21 1821 La Torre marched to the plains of Carabobo in what intended to be a diversionary movement.
		The Battle of Carabobo was costly to the patriots, for they lost many able officers, including Cedeno and Plaza.The day of the battle Bolivar wrote Santander that
	www.geocities.com /pentagon/bunker/1422/carabobo.html (298 words)

	Presentación de Aeroexpo 97
		Carabobo people is a good sample of the unity between earth and man, product of a great effort, working and dreaming toguether.
		Carabobo state, is sorrounded to the Nnorth by the Caribbean sea, to the east Aragua state, to the south Guarico State and Cojedes State and to the west Yaracuy State.
		Carabobo is the land of roads and horizons, its good road sistem allows you to travel all its landscape, traveling from here to the rest of the country.
	www.internet.ve /aeroexpo/hotel1.htm (237 words)

	Battle of Carabobo (1821) - Fast and Easy Rules for Students
		The decisive battle in the war to liberate Venezuela from Spanish rule was fought at Carabobo in 1821.
		The royalist army held the high ground so the rebel army under the command of Simon Bolivar was forced to attempt a bloody attack.
		After the battle Bolivar, who was born in Venezuela, called the men "Salvadores de mi Patria" (saviours of my country).
	www.juniorgeneral.org /latin/carabobo.html (1147 words)

	Virtual Andean Tourist Routes - Colonial Cities - Puerto Cabello - Venezuela /Andean Community - 2002
		This is considered to be Venezuela's main commercial and military port, and is the second largest city in the state of Carabobo.
		This 18th century building was the last Venezuelan fortress to remain in the hands of the Spaniards, who remained there for two years following the Battle of Carabobo.
		Its strategic location enabled it to protect the course of the San Esteban river, as well as the Camino de Carabobo (Carabobo Road) the main access road from Puerto Cabello to Valencia.
	www.comunidadandina.org /ingles/tourism/cities/i_puerto_cabello.htm (750 words)

	DiscoverVenezuela - Valencia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In spite of the fact that near Valencia, patriotic troops secured the decisive victory over Spain at the battle of Carabobo in 1826, the city was the first to oppose the idea of the Gran Colombia (the union of 5 liberated colonies) presented by Simón Bolívar.
		The state of Carabobo is also a rich agricultural state, with many small farms and agricultural centers in close proximity to Valencia.
		Further south of the park, on the main Highway 1, is El Campo de Carabobo, a national monument which commemorates the decisive battle for indepedence.
	www.discovervenezuela.com /valencia.cfm (562 words)

	Irish Officers
		These troops provided a solid core of battle hardened troops that allowed Bolivar’s army to stand face to face, and trade volley for volley,with the Spanish regulars whose presence so threatened the independence movement.
		The hard fought victory at the battle of Carabobo was universally conceded as their finest moment.
		During this time he was in the thick of the fighting, suffering a sabre wound at the battle of Pantano Vargas, and undertaking many dangerous missions for Bolivar.
	www.thewarriorirish.com /pages/officers.html (310 words)

	venezuela
		1990 20 Bolivares; Battle of Carabobo monument; Unc
		1992 20 Bolivares; Battle of Carabobo monument; Unc
		1995 20 Bolivares; Battle of Carabobo monument; Unc
	www.novacoins.com /wpm/venezuelap.html (171 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Battle of Carabobo
		The Battle of Carabobo was fought between South American patriots led by Simon Bolivar and Spain.
		Bolivar's victory led to the independence of Venezuela.
		June 24 is still celebrated as Battle of Carabobo in Venezuela
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Battle_of_Carabobo (337 words)

	Battle of Carabobo - (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The final battle for Venezuela's independence was fought in Lake Maracaibo, known as the Battle of Lake Maracaibo.
		June 24 is still celebrated as Battle of Carabobo Day in Venezuela.
		This article about a historical battle is a stub.
	www.australiagrid.com /mediawiki/index.php/Battle_of_Carabobo (261 words)

	History of Venezuela Second Part - Venezuela Tuya
		Venezuelans were determined to conquer their freedom once and for all, no matter what they had to go through.
		A series of battles with no definite winner followed and it was not until June 24th 1821 when the round victory of Bolivar and his troops over the Spaniards that Venezuelan independence consolidated.
		The battle of Maracaibo (July 24th 1823) won by Admiral Padilla, and the seizure of Puerto Cabello Fort (November 8th 1823) by Jose Antonio Paez, concluded the Independence period and finally set Venezuela an entirely Venezuela an entirely independent country.
	www.venezuelatuya.com /historia/resum2eng.htm (812 words)

	Irish Legacy in the Venezuela's Independence war
		Bolivar had only $1,000 in his treasury and could not pay for their food or uniforms, much less to arm them for the battles in which almost all of them would subsequently lose their lives.
		Just three years previously, 1821, had seen the decisive battle on the plains of Carabobo where many Irish lives were slaughtered for Venezuela's liberation.
		Honoring the dead and wounded, Simon Bolivar re-named the Legion "The Carabobo Batallion" and conceded the exclusive and perpetual privilege to parade with mounted bayonets.
	www.simon-bolivar.org /bolivar/won_by_the_irish.htm (1584 words)

	VHeadline.com - Old hands say Battle of Carabobo has been used to create illusory patriotism
		Veteran journalist and compiler Jesus Sanoja Hernandez and veteran historian and anti-system abstentionist Domingo Alberto Rangel, both old hands in Venezuelan revolutionary and military history, have been taking issue with President Hugo Chavez Frias' preparations for the 180th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo.
		Although the President's super-production of the battle, with soldiers (and horses) from Andean Union countries (all with a Bolivarian tradition) has been cancelled, both writers comment that the use of July 24 to whip up patriotism has been used before.
		Former Carabobo State Governor and presidential candidate Henrique Salas Romer has lavished money on his July three-day long cavalcades, ending up on the battlefield, which the journalist likens to Chavez Frias' cancelled reenactment
	www.vheadline.com /readnews.asp?id=10252 (824 words)

	Major General Calixto García Iñiguez
		His grandfather Calixto Garcia de Luna e Izquierdo, had fought with the Spanish in the critical Battle of Carabobo in what is now Venezuela (1821) and losing one hand was one of a small number of Spanish survivors.
		His grandfather, who dropped the aristocratic de Luna part when he took refuge in Cuba, was jailed for demanding emancipation for the slaves, constitutional freedom for all, and it is reported trying to hang a priest who opposed this, on March 18, 1837.
		This king was the son of Iñigo Arista (and hence Iñiguez) founder of the Arista (named from the oak and meaning strong in battle) dynasty of Pamplona.
	www.juanperez.com /history/calixto.html (711 words)

	History: June 24
		Scottish troops under the command of Robert the Brucem, outnumbered four to one, inflict a crushing defeat on Edward II of England.
		From Laura's account to the Queen: "...I shall commence at the battle of Queenston, where I was at the time the cannon balls were flying around me in every direction.
		It was while the Americans had possession of the frontier, that I learned the plans of the American commander, and determined to put the British troops under Fitzgibbon in possession of them, and if possible, to save the British troops from capture, or, perhaps, total destruction.
	members.tripod.com /~historiation/daysjune/june24.html (3193 words)

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