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Battle of San Mateo

Battle of San Mateo was a battle fought on 28 February 1814 at San Mateo, in what is now Venezuela; it lasted 25 days. It was part of the Venezuelan War of Independence, which ran from 1810 to 1823. The recorded result: Republican victory.

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Battle of San Mateo
Antonio Herrera Toro, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought28 February 1814lasted 25 days
WhereSan Mateo, Venezuela10.213N, 67.422W
OutcomeRepublican victory
Belligerents23px|borde Second Republic of Venezuela; 20px New GranadaagainstSpanish Empire
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 San Mateo, 1814
23 placed engagements of the Venezuelan War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date28 February 1814
to 25 March 1814
PlaceSan Mateo, Venezuela
10.213N, 67.422W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
StrengthCrichfield: 1,500 infantry,; 600 light cavalry.; Clodfelter: 2,000–2,500Crichfield: 2,000 infantry; 5,000 light cavalry; Clodfelter: 8,000–12,000
Casualties and lossesLecuna: 90 killed; Clodfelter: ~1,200 killed or wounded; Mosquera: 1,700 killed or woundedLecuna: 800–1,000 killed or wounded; Clodfelter: ~2,000 killed or wounded, 1,000 prisoners
Commanders
Battle of San MateoBattle of San MateoBattle of La VictoriaBattle of La VictoriaSecond Battle of La PuertaSecond Siege of ValenciaSiege of ValenciaSecond Battle of La PuertaSiege of ValenciaCaracasMaracayMaiquetíaPuerto CabelloAltagracia de OritucoChaguaramasValle de la PascuaSan Carlos100 km10.213N, 67.422W
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Battle of San Mateo 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 Q5722924, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Mateo (1814), revision 1370273605, 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.