| Colombian Civil War of 1851 | |||||||
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| Part of the Colombian Civil Wars | |||||||
 José Hilario López and the liberation of the slaves by Efraím Martínez | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Colombian Conservative Party |
 Republic of New Granada Colombian Liberal Party | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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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.