ORDER OF BATTLE // April 2, 1813
Battle of Las Queseras del Medio
Estimated force strength by side, with confidence labels per surviving record.
Forces engaged
1 sides catalogued · combined 1,200 estimated
Spain; Venezuelan Royalists
1,200
Medium-confidence figure
Battle context
The Battle of Las Queseras del Medio stands as a notable engagement of the Venezuelan War of Independence, in which a force of 153 mounted llanero lancers under José Antonio Páez confronted more than 1,000 Spanish cavalry. The engagement inflicted roughly 400 casualties on the royalist force, a result that demonstrated the combat effectiveness of Páez's irregular llanero horsemen against a substantially larger conventional opponent. The battle reinforced Páez's standing as a leading patriot commander on the plains and contributed to the broader patriot effort to contest royalist military dominance in Venezuela.
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