Colombian Civil War of 1851

Colombian Civil War of 1851
	Part of the Colombian Civil Wars
	; José Hilario López and the liberation of the slaves by Efraím Martínez
Date	22 May – 10 September 1851
Location	Colombia
Result	Victory for the Liberals
Belligerents
Colombian Conservative Party	Republic of New Granada; Colombian Liberal Party
Commanders and leaders
Julio Arboleda; Mariano Ospina Rodríguez; Eusebio Borrero; Manuel Ibáñez	José Hilario López; José María Obando; Tomás Herrera; José María Melo

The Colombian Civil War of 1851 was a Civil War in the Republic of New Granada (present-day Colombia) between Liberals and Conservatives, fought between May and September 1851. The cause for the war was the Abolition of Slavery. The war was won by the Liberals.

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