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Battle of Clarines

Battle of Clarines was a battle fought on 9 January 1817 at Clarines, in what is now Venezuela. It was part of the Venezuelan War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1823. The recorded result: Royalist victory. Recorded strength: 800–1,600 soldiers against ~550 soldiers; ~330 native archers; +10 horsemen.

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Fought9 January 1817
WhereClarines, Venezuela9.943N, 65.166W
OutcomeRoyalist victory
BelligerentsThird Republic of VenezuelaagainstSpanish Empire
Casualties and losses~900andUnknown
Part ofVenezuelan War of Independence1810 to 1823

Where it sits in the Venezuelan War of Independence

Battle of Coro, 1810Battle of La Victoria, 1812Siege of Puerto Cabello, 1812Battle of Cúcuta, 1813Battle of Las Queseras del Medio, 1813Battle of Alto de los Godos, 1813Battle of Los Horcones, 1813Battle of Taguanes, 1813Battle of Araure, 1813Battle of La Victoria, 1814Battle of San Mateo, 1814Second Siege of Valencia, 1814Battle of Clarines, 1817Siege of Cumaná, 1817Siege of Barcelona, 1817Battle of Pagallos, 1817Battle of Carabobo, 1821Siege of Cumana, 1821Siege of La Vela de Coro, 1821Siège of Puerto Cabello, 1822Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, 182318101823Battle of Clarines, 1817
23 placed engagements of the Venezuelan War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date9 January 1817
PlaceClarines, Venezuela
9.943N, 65.166W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength800–1,600 soldiers~550 soldiers; ~330 native archers; +10 horsemen
Casualties and losses~900Unknown
Commanders
Battle of ClarinesBattle of ClarinesBattle of Aragua de BarcelonaSiege of CumanaSiege of CumanáSiege of CumanáBattle of UricaBattle of Aragua de BarcelonaSiege of CumanaSiege of CumanáBattle of UricaBarcelonaEl TigrePorlamarZarazaChaguaramasOcumare del TuyAnaco100 km9.943N, 65.166W
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Battle of Clarines is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 43 in present-day Venezuela.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5722350, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Clarines, revision 1370109127, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.