 Simón Bolívar launched an offensive against the Spanish forces along the eastern banks of the Tachira River.Bolívar's campaign ended in victory, enabling him to drive Royalist forces from the valleys of Cúcuta.On 28 February 1813, the Sunday of Carnival, General Correa went to church; meanwhile Bolívar's forces had positioned themselves in the western hills that overlook the town of Cúcuta.