Battle of San Mateo

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Battle of San Mateo
Part of the Venezuelan War of Independence
(Bolivar's War)
Date 25 July 1812
Location San Mateo, Venezuela
Result Royalist victory; imprisonment of Francisco de Miranda
Belligerents
Patriots Flag of Spain Royalists
Commanders
Francisco de Miranda Flag of Spain Juan Domingo Monteverde
Strength
n/a infantry
n/a cavalry		 n/a infantry
n/a cavalry
Casualties and losses
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The Battle of San Mateo occurred on the 25 July 1812 in San Mateo, Venezuela and resulted in the Royalist victory of Juan Domingo Monteverde against the forces of Francisco de Miranda. Miranda was forced to surrender and sign a ceasefire which the Spanish general Juan Domingo Monteverde did not honor, sending Miranda to prison where he would die in 1816. Monteverde killed thousands of Patriots afterwards, including some supporters among women and children. The battle also effectively ended the First Republic of Venezuela and Simon Bolivar would later hold the view that Miranda's surrender was equivalent to treason.

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