Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

Ministry of Popular Power for Education

Rafael Urdaneta High School
Student: MIGUEL A. PÉREZ CASTILLO
I.D. card: V-31.178.824
4th Year - Section “B”
Area: Foreign Language
Teacher: Neidys Guevara
2nd Moment 2020 – 2021

Activity II: COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES.

Haga una reseña sobre la Batalla de Carabobo y extraiga oraciones donde haga uso de
adjetivos comparativos y superlativos.

arlike action fought near the city of Valencia, on

June 24, 1821, between the royalist army led by
the baddest Field Marshal Miguel De La Torre and
the Republican commanded by the smartest General-in-Chief
Simón Bolívar. The greatest victory achieved by the latter was
decisive for the liberation of Caracas and the Venezuelan
territory, a fact that will be definitively achieved in 1823 with
the Naval Battle of the Maracaibo Lake and the taking of the
fortresses of Puerto Cabello.

Before the combat, Miguel De La Torre distributed his bettest forces in such a way that they
covered the San Carlos road to the west and El Pao to the south. The first defensive line was
entrusted to the First Division led by Lieutenant Colonel Tomás García, which was organized
into three main battalions. In addition to this, two lowest pieces of artillery were placed at a
smallest height, in front of the line formed by Valancey and Barbastro. The position
corresponding to the El Pao road was occupied by the Vanguard Division led by Brigadier
Francisco Tomás Morales, who had two greatest battalions and one gooddest reserve. First,
the Infante light battalion took up positions and immediately behind this unit the Prince light
battalion was placed. The littlest reserve was made up of the second Burgos battalion, which
had four cavalry regiments. As for the headquarters, it was established nearest the Burgos
battalion.

On June 15, 1821, the Liberator reorganized the republican army into three divisions. The
first ones, more bigger than the others, lead by José Antonio Páez and formed by the Braves
of Apure battalions and the British Hunters; plus 7 cavalry regiments. The second, a little
smaller than the previous one, commanded by Major General Manuel Cedeño and made up
of the Tiradores and Vargas battalions, to which a squad of cavalry was added. The third,
under the command of Colonel Ambrosio Plaza and made up of 4 battalions more faster
than the previous ones, completed all this with a regiment of cavalry. The Republican forces
totaled 6,500 men, 2,221 more than the
royalist forces, which had 4,279 soldiers.

In the early hours of June 24, the

Liberator made a reconnaissance of the
royalist position and came to the
conclusion that it was impregnable from
the front and from the south.
Consequently, Bolívar devised a
maneuver to overwhelm the enemy's
right wing, an operation carried out by
the divisions of Páez and Cedeño, while
the Plaza division continued on the road to the center of the defensive position. When
De La Torre became aware of the republicans' maneuvering, he ordered the Burgos battalion
to march north to occupy the highest altitude toward which Bolívar's divisions were heading.
When Burgos reached the indicated area, he opened fire on the Bravos de Apure battalion,
head of the first division, which after crossing the Carabobo stream, tried to climb the slope
that would take it to the flat part of the savannah. So violent was Burgos's counterattack that
Bravos de Apure had to retreat twice. The situation changed when the British Hunters
battalion that followed him, faced Burgos and forced him to retreat. For their part, the
Infante and Hostalrich battalions came to the aid of Burgos, but after the Bravos de Apure
reorganized, they joined the British Hunters to resume the attack, aided by two companies
from the Shooter battalion.

To stop the withdrawal of the royalist units that the Patriot operation had produced, De La
Torre sent the Prince, Barbastro and Infante battalions, which managed to hold the battle
line, but only for a short time, since the bulk of the cavalry of the first division of the
republican army entered through the north of the savannah. In order to deal with this new
attack, De La Torre ordered the Hussars regiment to charge the Patriot cavalry, but this unit,
weaker than the others, withdrew after firing its carbines.

Finally, attacked from the front by the infantry and from the right by the cavalry, the royalist
battalions opted for retreat. As a last resort, De La Torre ordered the King's Lancers regiment
to attack the patriot cavalry, but this unit, more beaten than the others, not only disobeyed
the order, but fled under the onslaught of Republican forces. As the battle entered its final
phase, the patriots began a tenacious pursuit of the spanish army, which was carried out as
far as Valencia. The losses of the republican and royalist troops that participated in the battle
of Carabobo were numerous, however, the spanish army had many more losses than the
patriot. The rest of the royalist army ended up taking refuge in Puerto Cabello.

Oraciones con adjetivos comparativos:

1. The first ones, more bigger than the others, lead by José Antonio Páez.
2. The second, a little smaller than the previous one, commanded by Major General
Manuel Cedeño.
3. The third, under the command of Colonel Ambrosio Plaza and made up of 4
battalions faster than the previous ones, completed all this with a regiment of cavalry.
4. The Republican forces totaled 6.500 men, 2.221 more than the royalist forces, which
had 4.279 soldiers.
5. De La Torre ordered the Hussars regiment to charge the Patriot cavalry, but this unit,
weaker than the others, withdrew after firing its carbines.
6. This unit, more beaten than the others, not only disobeyed the order, but fled under
the onslaught of Republican forces.
7. The Spanish army had many more losses than the patriot.

Oraciones con adjetivos superlativos:

1. The royalist army led by the baddest Field Marshal Miguel De La Torre.
2. The Republican commanded by the smartest General-in-Chief Simón Bolívar.
3. The greatest victory achieved by the latter was decisive for the liberation of Caracas
and the Venezuelan territory.
4. Miguel De La Torre distributed his bettest forces in such a way that they covered the
San Carlos road.
5. Two lowest pieces of artillery were placed at a smallest height.
6. Who had two greatest battalions and one gooddest reserve.
7. The littlest reserve was made up of the second Burgos battalion, which had four
cavalry regiments.
8. It was established nearest the Burgos battalion
9. He ordered the Burgos battalion to march north to occupy the highest altitude
toward which Bolívar's divisions were heading.