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Battle of Matasiete
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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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Battle of Matasiete | |||||||
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Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francisco Esteban Gómez | Pablo Morillo | ||||||
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300-1,300 [lower-alpha 1] | 3,000 [2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
unknown | 559 killed or wounded | ||||||
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