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Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo

Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo was a battle fought on 24 July 1823 at Lake Maracaibo, in what is now Venezuela. It was part of the Venezuelan War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1823. The recorded result: Colombian victory.

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Acción del Castillo de Maracaibo (1823) Óleo sobre tela (87 x 124 cm), tomado del Museo Nacional de Colombia.
Acción del Castillo de Maracaibo (1823) Óleo sobre tela (87 x 124 cm), tomado del Museo Nacional de Colombia.. José María Espinosa Prieto, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought24 July 1823
WhereLake Maracaibo, Venezuela10.750N, 71.583W
OutcomeColombian victory
BelligerentsGran ColombiaagainstSpain
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, 182318101823Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo, 1823
23 placed engagements of the Venezuelan War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date24 July 1823
PlaceLake Maracaibo, Venezuela
10.750N, 71.583W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Casualties and losses44 killed; (8 officers); 164 wounded; (14 officers)1 brig-schooner destroyed; 437 captured; (69 officers)
Commanders
  • José Prudencio Padilla
Naval Battle of Lake MaracaiboNaval Battle of Lake MaracaiboPunto FijoRiohachaMachiquesCarora100 km10.750N, 71.583W
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Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo 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 Q2890925, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Lake Maracaibo, revision 1370267825, 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.