The order of battle for the Battle of La Hogaza, on December 2, 1817, in the Venezuelan War of Independence during the Spanish American wars of independence proceeded as follows:
Royalist | Patriots |
Miguel de la Torre
Commander in chief
Oficialidad
Units and commanders
Infantry[1]
Battalion "Castilla" (Hostalrich): 450 men
Battalion "2º Navarra": 550 men
Cavalry
2 squadrons Húsares de Fernando VII (1º and 2º): 250 riders[1]
1 squadron Lanceros venezolanos: 100 riders
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Pedro Zaraza
Commander in chief
Officers
Units and commanders
Infantry[2]
Battalion of the line "Valeroso"
Battalion of the line "Tiradores"
Battalion of the line "Margariteño"
Artillery
2 cannons
Cavalry
8 squadrons of the left (Infante)[3]
2 squadrons of the right (Rondón)[3]
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References
- ^ a b Vergara y Velasco, 1917: 75
- ^ Montenegro, 1837: 277
- ^ a b Vergara, 1917: 76