 Complete the following phrase:  Irish volunteers played a central role in the wars in which Colombia gained independence from Spain. Between 1,000 and 2,000 Irish volunteers led by Irishmen such as William Aylmer, Francisco Burdett OConnor and James Towers English assisted in the struggle. The Irish leader James Rooke led his British Legions with Simon Bolivars army in its epic march from Eastern Venezuela across the plains and up into the Andes, where the Irish troops played a key role in the Battle of Vargas Swamp and the subsequent decisive 