BATTLE OF LAKE MARACAIBO 1823
Posted: Mon Dec 15, 2008 4:07 pm
Columbia issued in 2008 a single stamp for the 185 anniversary of the Navy Battle of Lake Maracaibo on 24 July 1823 between a squadron under command of the Republican Almirante José Prudencio Padilla against a Royalist squadron under command of Captain Angel Labordo.
Almirante José Prudencio on board the INDEPENDIENTE his squadron was formed by five brigantines, nine schooners equipped with guns, three flecheras a kind of shallow drafted vessels, three boats and three canoes, several more boats and faluchos used on the lake took also part in the battle, with a total crew of 124 men and 1.073 mariners.
Captain Angel Laborde of the Royalist forces was the second in command of the North American fleet which was formed by three brigantine, eight schooners, two pailebot, two flecheras, three faluchos three guairos and eight piraguas.
His squadron was divided into three groups, one at Zapara, one in El Mojan and the other in Maracaibo.
Total crew and mariners on the squadron was 1.645 persons.
24 July 1823 at 15.45 fire was opened and some ships were heavily damaged or sank and some were captured by the Republican forces during the battle, only three schooners of the Royalist squadron escaped.
The loses of the Republican forces were 8 officers and 36 crew and of the mariners 164 men were killed.
Of the Royalist the loss was higher, (not a number given) also 69 officers and 368 mariners and sailors were taken prisoner.
The battle was won by Almirante José Prudencio squadron, and it is given that she was the last battle of the War of Independence.
After the battle negotiations were opened between the two parties and on the 5th August the Spanish handed over the power to the Great Venezuelan territory under which Columbia at that time did belong and they evacuated to Cuba.
Columbia 2008 $3.900 sg2536, scott?
Source: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalla_na ... _Maracaibo some other web-sites.
Almirante José Prudencio on board the INDEPENDIENTE his squadron was formed by five brigantines, nine schooners equipped with guns, three flecheras a kind of shallow drafted vessels, three boats and three canoes, several more boats and faluchos used on the lake took also part in the battle, with a total crew of 124 men and 1.073 mariners.
Captain Angel Laborde of the Royalist forces was the second in command of the North American fleet which was formed by three brigantine, eight schooners, two pailebot, two flecheras, three faluchos three guairos and eight piraguas.
His squadron was divided into three groups, one at Zapara, one in El Mojan and the other in Maracaibo.
Total crew and mariners on the squadron was 1.645 persons.
24 July 1823 at 15.45 fire was opened and some ships were heavily damaged or sank and some were captured by the Republican forces during the battle, only three schooners of the Royalist squadron escaped.
The loses of the Republican forces were 8 officers and 36 crew and of the mariners 164 men were killed.
Of the Royalist the loss was higher, (not a number given) also 69 officers and 368 mariners and sailors were taken prisoner.
The battle was won by Almirante José Prudencio squadron, and it is given that she was the last battle of the War of Independence.
After the battle negotiations were opened between the two parties and on the 5th August the Spanish handed over the power to the Great Venezuelan territory under which Columbia at that time did belong and they evacuated to Cuba.
Columbia 2008 $3.900 sg2536, scott?
Source: http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batalla_na ... _Maracaibo some other web-sites.