Battle of San Mateo

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of San Mateo
colour_scheme=background:#eeddbb
partof=the Venezuelan War of Independence
(Bolivar's War)
campaign=
date=25 July 1812
place=San Mateo, Venezuela
result=Royalist victory; imprisonment of Francisco de Miranda
combatant1= Patriots
combatant2=flagicon|Spain|1785 Royalists
commander1=Francisco de Miranda
commander2=flagicon|Spain|1785 Juan Domingo Monteverde
strength1=n/a infantry
n/a cavalry
strength2=n/a infantry
n/a cavalry
casualties1=n/a dead or wounded
casualties2=n/a dead or wounded|

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.

References

* [http://www.venezuelatuya.com/historia/independencia1.htm es iconThe Battle of San Mateo]