490 SPANISH AMERICA. 



On the 7th of August, the British also took 

 part in the glorious action of Boyaca, 

 which had so happy a result. In this action 

 Captain John Johnston, a most meritorious 

 and brave officer, was wounded in the left 

 arm, whilst leading his company to the 

 charge, through which the battalion was 

 deprived of his able services for some time. 

 The result of this action was the possession 

 of Santa F6 de Bogota by the patriots. The 

 general commanding the Spaniards, with 

 forty-seven officers and about two thousand 

 soldiers, were made prisoners, (the amount of 

 the latter far exceeding the whole force of the 

 patriots;) nearly three thousand five hundred 

 stand of arms taken, &c. &c. The battalion 

 now took the name of Albion, by order of 

 Bolivar, and, being filled up by five hundred 

 natives, marched to the south, and encounter- 

 ed three companies, composing the advanced 

 guard of the Spaniards, at La Plata, on the 

 28th of April 1820, which were entirely 



