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Battle of Las Queseras del Medio

Battle of Las Queseras del Medio was a battle fought on 2 April 1813 in what is now Venezuela. It was part of the Venezuelan War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1823. The recorded result: Patriot victory. Recorded strength: 153 cavalry against 1,200 cavalry.

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Vuelvan Caras es una pintura de Arturo Michelena donde relata un episodio de la Batalla de Las Queseras del Medio, en el momento en que José Antonio Páez ordena a sus jinetes dar la vuelta para atacar
Vuelvan Caras es una pintura de Arturo Michelena donde relata un episodio de la Batalla de Las Queseras del Medio, en el momento en que José Antonio Páez ordena a sus jinetes dar la vuelta para atacar. Arturo Michelena, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought2 April 1813
WhereVenezuela7.707N, 67.980W
OutcomePatriot victory
BelligerentsVenezuelan PatriotsagainstSpain; Venezuelan Royalists
Casualties and losses2 dead, 6 woundedand400 dead
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 Las Queseras del Medio, 1813
23 placed engagements of the Venezuelan War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date2 April 1813
PlaceVenezuela
7.707N, 67.980W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength153 cavalry1,200 cavalry
Casualties and losses2 dead, 6 wounded400 dead
Commanders
  • José Antonio Páez
Battle of Las Queseras del MedioBattle of Las Queseras del MedioSan Fernando de Apure100 km7.707N, 67.980W
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Battle of Las Queseras del Medio 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 Q3534866, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Las Queseras del Medio, revision 1370447276, 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.