Deserting to resist. The desertion of soldiers in the civil wars in the Republic of New Granada, 1820-1862

Authors

  • Hollman Yanmar Ramos Porras Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Yina Marcela Taborda Navarro Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Keywords:

Republic, desertion, recruitment, subaltern studies, civil war, soldiers

Abstract

Colombia in the 19th century was marked by a series of political, social and economic transformations that provoked armed conflicts such as the Neogranadina Revolution (1810-1819), the Southern Campaigns (1820-1826) and the War of the Supremes (1839-1841). These events led to an increase in the recruitment of men for the war in some areas of the territory. Because of this, desertion of soldiers during the conflicts became a significant phenomenon due to the methods used for their enlistment and mistreatment within the army. Therefore, this research proposes to analyze the dynamics of recruitment and desertion in Bogotá, Medellín, Copacabana, Amagá and Timaná by means of a case study.   

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Published

2025-06-03

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Ramos Porras , Hollman Yanmar, and Yina Marcela Taborda Navarro. 2025. “Deserting to Resist. The Desertion of Soldiers in the Civil Wars in the Republic of New Granada, 1820-1862”. Horizonte Histórico - Semester Journal for Students of the UAA’s Bachelor’s Degree in History, no. 30 (June):111-24. http://148.211.121.160/index.php/horizontehistorico/article/view/8261.

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No. 30 (15): History of gender, diversity and transgressive identities

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