Episode 3 of 3

Offensive on Caracas

When: 14 September–23 October 1899
Where: March on Caracas
Part of: Cipriano Castro defeats the Venezuelan Army at the battle of Tocuyito

Following the victory at Tocuyito, Castro launched a coordinated offensive against Caracas, entering the capital on 23 October 1899 and overthrowing Andrade, who went into exile.

Two days after the battle, Andrade assumed personal command of the government army. Castro's forces marched on Caracas, and with 10,000 soldiers he entered the capital on 23 October 1899, accompanied by generals Luciano Mendoza, Samuel Acosta and Luis Lima Loreto. Andrade was overthrown in a coup and forced into exile, first in Curaçao and then in Puerto Rico.

Sources

Restorative Liberal Revolution Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
Ignacio Andrade Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-14

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