Battle of Matasiete

Battle of Matasiete
Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence
Monument on the battle ground
Date 31 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 [a]	3,000 [2]
Casualties and losses
unknown	559 killed or wounded
class=notpageimage| 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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