Battle of San Félix

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The Battle of San Félix was a key 1817 engagement in the Venezuelan War of Independence in which patriot forces under Manuel Piar defeated Spanish royalist troops, helping secure control of the Guayana region.

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Battle of San Félix canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ
belligerent Patriot forces ⓘ
Spanish royalist forces ⓘ
combatantSide Manuel Piar – patriot side ⓘ
linked to: Manuel Piar

Miguel de la Torre – royalist side ⓘ
commander Manuel Piar ⓘ
Miguel de la Torre ⓘ
conflictIn Venezuelan War of Independence ⓘ
country Venezuela ⓘ
date 1817-04-11 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
hasLegacy commemorated in Venezuelan military history ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish American wars of independence ⓘ
isAssociatedWith City of Ciudad Guayana ⓘ
linked to: Ciudad Guayana

Orinoco River basin ⓘ
linked to: Orinoco Basin
isKeyEngagementIn Venezuelan struggle for independence ⓘ
isRememberedFor securing patriot dominance in Guayana ⓘ
location Guayana region ⓘ
linked to: Guayana Region

San Félix ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ
notableCommander General Manuel Piar ⓘ
linked to: Manuel Piar
outcome defeat of Spanish royalist troops ⓘ
partOf Latin American wars of independence ⓘ
partOfCampaign Guayana campaign ⓘ
result patriot victory ⓘ
strategicConsequence facilitated patriot access to the Orinoco River ⓘ
patriot control of Guayana region ⓘ
strengthened patriot logistical base in eastern Venezuela ⓘ
supportedLeader Simón Bolívar ⓘ
typeOfWarfare land battle ⓘ
year 1817 ⓘ

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Manuel Piar → notableBattle → Battle of San Félix ⓘ
José Antonio Anzoátegui → participantIn → Battle of San Félix ⓘ