Later, the unit participated in actions that included expeditions through the Llanos and the Andes and the Boyacá Campaign, 1819. He fought until 1824, in the Battle of Ayacucho, saving with his sacrifice the army of Sucre, trapped in the Corpahuaico Gorge, a few days before.
Afterward, the unit participated in expeditions through the Llanos and the Andes, as well as the Boyacá Campaign in 1819. He fought until 1824, saving the army of Sucre from capture in the Corpahuaico Gorge by sacrificing himself during the Battle of Ayacucho.