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Boves, after his last defeat, retreated to 

 Los Llanos, and Cevallos to San Carlos : 

 General Marino pursued the latter, but 

 having been repulsed on the 16th of April, 

 he, in his turn, retired to Valencia. Ca- 

 gigal, who had been appointed Captain- 

 general of Venezuela, in the room of 

 Monteverde, brought reinforcements from 

 Coro ; and having united under his orders 

 the troops commanded by Cevallos, Cal- 

 zados, and others, he advanced towards 

 Valencia. The two armies came to action 

 in the plains of Carabobo, on the 28th of 

 May 1814 : the result was, that the roy- 

 alists were completely defeated and dis- 

 persed, leaving on the field of battle a con- 

 siderable quantity of arms and ammunition, 

 and five hundred men killed, wounded, or 

 prisoners. 



Soon after this victory. Bolivar, too con- 

 fident of security, unfortunately committed 



