Battle of San Félix
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The Battle of San Félix was an engagement in the Guayana campaign [es] of the War of Independence of Venezuela, that occurred on 11 April 1817, on the mesa of Chirica in Province of Guayana, over the course of just half an hour.
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Battle of San Félix | |||||||
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Part of Venezuelan War of Independence | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Second Republic of Venezuela | Spanish Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Manuel Piar | Miguel de la Torre | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
1.700[1]-2.200[2] |
1.300[1]-1.800[2] 2 pieces of artillery[2] | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
31 killed and 65 wounded[2] | 593 killed and 497 prisoners[2] |
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