Battle of Lake Maracaibo

The Battle of Lake Maracaibo was the first battle of the Liquidation of Venezuela. It was fought near the mouth of Lake Maracaibo between the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and the Texas-Duchy alliance.

Background
On July 26th, 2012, the Kingdom of Texas declared war on the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela and established the client state the Duchy of Venezuela. With the Hurian invasion force gone, the Texan government continued its own invasion of Venezuela and pledged a larger amount of troops to the region. However, its troops already in Venezuela were minimal at the time of the declaration, giving the Venezuelan Army a chance to destroy the Texan defense before the war actually started. Using the information that the main invasion and occupation force of the Kingdom of Texas would arrive two days later, the Republic of Venezuela sent 27,520 ground troops, its entire Navy and nearly 80 armoured vehicles to destroy the garrison of only 3,750 Texan Army troops and 30,000 Texan sailors.

Timeline
Time is in US Central.

July 27th

 * 5:44 AM - Venezuelan Army troops begin an assault on the Texan garrison at Barrancas.
 * 5:56 AM - The Texan troops on the other side of Lake Maracaibo mobilize across the bridge.
 * 5:58 AM - The Texan Oceanic Fleet begins fighting with the Venezuelan Navy at the mouth of Lake Maracaibo.
 * 6:10 AM - The Venezuelan Royal Militia crosses the railroad bridge north of Barrancas at Sabaneta de Palmas, and attacks the Venezuelans that had positioned themselves there.