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The Pisba Crossing: The Liberating Campaign of New Granada - 1819 -

The Pisba Crossing: The Liberating Campaign of New Granada - 1819 -

Baldó, Pedro

Paperback

Series: The 226 Aides de Camp and Guard of Honor of the Liberator Simón Bolívar (1810-1830)

Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

ISBN13: 9798378396726
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 21 2023
Pages: 652
Weight: 1.40
Height: 1.31 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

This is the story of Bolívar's small army epic climb across the Andes Continental Divide, through Páramo de Pisba, half the size of the opposition s round Bogotá, who having slithered and swum across the inundated Casanare plains, arrived at the foot of the eastern cordillera of the Andes in Tame, and scattered a royalist outpost.

In Tame, there were three possible routes that Bolívar could take within the valley of Sogamoso: the Salina de Chita, the Labranzagrande or the Pisba Andes Pass. The first two were easily accessible, but they were heavily patrolled by enemy troops, the third was free from enemy surveillance, but its transit was very complicated due to the broken-field characteristics of the terrain, and the height the troops were meant to escalate. Bolívar decided on the latter due to the fact it would be the least expected by the enemy.

The historic climb which then commenced is best described in the words of Daniel Florencio O'Leary, General Daniel Florencio O'LEARY BURKE of Cork, Chief A.D.C. to Bolívar:

The crossing of the Plains of the Casanare - a sea of water - and the climbing of the steep and slippery slopes of the Andes and razor-sharp rocks, were by comparison, absolutely nothing compared to the journey that now lay in front of the army. In many places the path was blocked by huge boulders, and fallen trees; avalanches, brought down by the interminable rain, had made it slippery and treacherous underfoot. The soldiers, who had received a four-day meat ration, threw it away, regarding their rifles as quite enough weight to have to carry on this terrible climb.

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