82.3k views
2 votes
What caused Bolivar leads a surprise attack in 1819

User MrSmile
by
8.2k points

1 Answer

0 votes

In 1819, the War of Independence in Northern South America was locked in a stalemate. Venezuela was exhausted from a decade of war, and patriot and royalist warlords had fought each other to a standstill. Simón Bolívar, the dashing Liberator, conceived of a brilliant yet seemingly suicidal plan: he would take his 2,000 man army, cross the mighty Andes, and hit the Spanish where they were least expecting it: in neighboring New Granada (Colombia), where a small Spanish army held the region unopposed.

His epic crossing of the frozen Andes would prove to be the most genius of his many daring actions during the war.

User Volodymyr Khmil
by
7.9k points

Related questions

asked Mar 20, 2019 130k views
Brian Baker asked Mar 20, 2019
by Brian Baker
8.9k points
1 answer
3 votes
130k views
asked Jul 12, 2021 64.2k views
Hilar AK asked Jul 12, 2021
by Hilar AK
8.3k points
1 answer
1 vote
64.2k views
2 answers
1 vote
219k views