Battle of Queseras del Medio
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The Battle of Queseras del Medio was a notable 1819 engagement in the Venezuelan War of Independence, where llanero cavalry under José Antonio Páez used daring hit-and-run tactics to defeat a larger Spanish royalist force.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battle of Queseras del Medio canonical | 1 |
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Batalla de las Queseras del Medio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Simón Bolívar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Patriot forces
ⓘ
Spanish royalist forces ⓘ |
| combatantCommander |
José Antonio Páez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pablo Morillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
José Antonio Páez
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pablo Morillo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | military honors in Venezuela ⓘ |
| conflict | Venezuelan War of Independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | cavalry engagement ⓘ |
| country | Venezuela ⓘ |
| date | 1819 ⓘ |
| era | Latin American wars of independence ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Spanish royalist cavalry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spanish royalist infantry NERFINISHED ⓘ llanero cavalry ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Venezuelan cavalry prowess ⓘ |
| location | Queseras del Medio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
llanero cavalry charge
ⓘ
use of hit-and-run cavalry tactics ⓘ |
| opponentOf | Spanish Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposingSide | Spanish royalist forces under Pablo Morillo ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish American wars of independence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCampaign | campaigns leading to the Battle of Carabobo ⓘ |
| result | Patriot victory ⓘ |
| sideWon | Patriot forces under José Antonio Páez ⓘ |
| significance |
boosted morale of Venezuelan independence forces
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demonstrated effectiveness of llanero cavalry ⓘ |
| strengthOfPatriots | approximately 150 llanero cavalry ⓘ |
| strengthOfRoyalists | several hundred Spanish troops ⓘ |
| tacticsUsed |
ambush
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feigned retreat ⓘ hit-and-run attacks ⓘ |
| theater | Llanos region of Venezuela NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | testing guerrilla-style cavalry tactics ⓘ |
| year | 1819 ⓘ |
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