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the division of General English, and three 

 hundred troops, natives of Margarita, and 

 succeeded in taking Barcelona. 



In May, Bolivar quitted Angostura to pro- 

 ceed to New Grenada, and effected a junc- 

 tion with Santander on the 15th of June, 

 after being reinforced by English troops. 

 He then commenced a fatiguing march 

 across the Cordilleras, and on the 25th of 

 July, obtained a signal victory over the roy- 

 alists near Tunja; the latter lost five hun- 

 dred men, killed and wounded, besides a 

 great number of prisoners, their military 

 chest, and a quantity of ammunition. 



On the 8th of August, Bolivar gained the 

 battle of Boyaca, in which the royalists were 

 totally defeated, losing two thousand men, 

 killed, wounded, and prisoners, including 

 many officers, with a great quantity of arms 

 and ammunition. This victory decided the 

 fate of the royal authority in New Grenada : 

 the Viceroy, Samana, fled from the capital. 



