Battle of Matasiete

Battle of Matasiete
Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence

Monument on the battle ground
Date31 July 1817
Location
Cerro de Matasiete, Margarita Island
11°02′13″N 63°51′06″W / 11.036876°N 63.851702°W / 11.036876; -63.851702
Result Venezuelan victory
Belligerents
Venezuela Kingdom of Spain
Commanders and leaders
Francisco Esteban Gómez Pablo Morillo
Strength
300–1,300 3,000
Casualties and losses
Unknown 559 killed or wounded
Location within Venezuela

The Battle of Matasiete was a battle in the Venezuelan War of Independence that took place on 31 July 1817 near the city of La Asunción on Isla Margarita in Venezuela. It was fought between pro-independence Republican revolutionaries led by Francisco Esteban Gómez and Spanish Royalist forces under the command of Pablo Morillo. The outcome was a Spanish defeat.

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