 He was freed under probation and vanished from the war theatre until the revolutionary triumph at the Battle of Boyacá (Puente de Boyacá) on August 7, 1819.Once again, after the revolutionary triumph of August 7, 1819, Caycedo returned to public life under the protection of Simón Bolívar.In 1827 he was appointed as Governor of Neiva, elected to Congress, and ascended to General of the Army.