02967nam 2200649 a 450 991078047880332120230617031655.01-299-05371-81-60344-729-61-58544-889-3(CKB)111087028236558(OCoLC)54093073(CaPaEBR)ebrary10046129(SSID)ssj0000246070(PQKBManifestationID)11221303(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000246070(PQKBWorkID)10180426(PQKB)11218109(MiAaPQ)EBC3037738(OCoLC)1132687253(MdBmJHUP)muse77144(Au-PeEL)EBL3037738(CaPaEBR)ebr10046129(CaONFJC)MIL436621(OCoLC)53956512(EXLCZ)9911108702823655820020924d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrSimón Bolívar's quest for glory[electronic resource] /Richard W. Slatta and Jane Lucas De Grummond1st ed.College Station [Texas] Texas A&M University Pressc20031 online resource (365 p.) Texas A & M University military history series ;no. 86Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph1-58544-239-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [317]-333) and index.The education of a liberator -- Introduction : Bolívar and Washington -- A young man seeks his destiny, 1783-1806 -- Stirrings of independence, 1807-10 -- Struggling for independence -- Disasters for the foolish Fatherland, 1811-12 -- Victories from Mompox to Araure, 1812-13 -- Spain's reconquest of its colonies -- Boves and royalist resurgence, 1814-15 -- Regrouping in Jamaica, 1815-16 -- From optimism at Aux Cayes to disaster at Ocumare, 1816 -- Frustration from Jacmel to Guayana, 1816-17 --Patriot resurgence, Spanish collapse -- From frustration on the llanos to victory at Boyac, 1818-19 -- Armistice : joining with San Martín to turn the tide, 1820-21 -- Delirium over Manuela and Chimborazo, 1822 -- Final triumph in Peru, 1823-25 -- Political failure to postmortem glory -- Trying to hold Gran Colombia together, 1825-28 -- Political decline and death, 1828-30 -- From demagogue to demigod.Texas A & M University military history series ;86.Heads of stateSouth AmericaBiographySouth AmericaHistoryWars of Independence, 1806-1830Heads of state980/.02/092BSlatta Richard W.1947-1568967De Grummond Jane Lucas1905-1568968MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780478803321Simón Bolívar's quest for glory3841494UNINA