▁revolution ary ▁army ▁of ▁General ▁Sim ón ▁Bol í var ▁as ▁a ▁te en ager . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁several ▁batt les , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁battle ▁of ▁C uch illa ▁del ▁Tam bo ▁he ▁was ▁captured ▁by ▁the ▁Spanish ▁forces . ▁He ▁was ▁court - mart ia led ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁the ▁military ▁court . ▁His ▁death ▁sentence ▁was ▁comm uted ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Army , ▁which ▁he ▁did ▁for ▁five ▁years . ▁ ▁Later , ▁he ▁escaped ▁and ▁rejo ined ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁army ▁of ▁General ▁Antonio ▁José ▁de ▁Su cre ▁with ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁captain . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁arm ies ▁of ▁the ▁southern ▁campaign s ▁in ▁Nueva ▁Gran ada ▁and ▁Perú . ▁He ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁batt les ▁of ▁“ B omb on á ” ▁( A pril ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 2 2 ), ▁“ B attle ▁of ▁Jun ín ” ▁( August ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 2 4 ), ▁and ▁“ A y ac uch o ” ▁( Dec ember ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 2 4 ), ▁the ▁last ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁batt les ▁of ▁the ▁independence ▁war ▁against ▁Spain . ▁Because ▁of ▁his ▁valor ▁and ▁hero ic ▁actions ▁in ▁combat , ▁General ▁Bol í var ▁promoted ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁General ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 8 . ▁Later , ▁he ▁was ▁commission ed ▁as ▁Military ▁Chief ▁of ▁the ▁province ▁of ▁Pan am á . ▁ ▁His ▁best ▁military ▁performance ▁was