Show venezuelans DEFEATED government troops routed nd captured the venezuelan revolutionary general luciano mendoza learning that president castro was receiving rein force menta from trujillo state of loa andes awaited near alto de la palma a body of these reinforcements 1 strong tinder command of leopoldo baptista an engagement ensued re suiting in the defeat of the reinforce ments by mendoza s troops and the capture of their ammunition aha forces of baptista were driven back to carache seat of los andes |