Lt Col José Félix Estigarribia , with a massive force of several divisions of the Paraguayan Army , was able to surround Surrounding two Bolivian divisions around the outpost of Alihuatá .

The Battle of San Félix was an engagement Hostile_encounter in the of the War of Independence of Venezuela occurred Presence on 11 April 1817 , on the mesa of Chirica in Province of Guayana , over the course of just half an hour .

Thanks to the Battle of San Félix , the Venezuelan patriots won not only the rich territory of Guayana , but also the critical tool of transportation and commerce , the Orinoco .