| Colombian Civil War of 1854 | |||||||
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| Part of the Colombian Civil Wars | |||||||
 Generals Herrera, Cipriano de Mosquera and Codazzi during the Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
Constitutionalist coalition Golgota Liberals Conservative Party |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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José de Obaldía Cipriano de Mosquera Joaquín París Ricaurte Pedro Alcántara Herrán José Hilario López Tomás de Herrera † Manuel María Franco † Anselmo Pineda Gómez Agustín Codazzi Julio Arboleda Pombo |
José María Melo Juan José Nieto Gil Francisco Obregón | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 11,000 | 11,042 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 4,000 deaths | |||||||
The Colombian Civil War of 1854 was a civil conflict that took place in the Republic of New Granada (today Colombia). It was the popular response supported by both Liberals and Conservatives against the coup d'état orchestrated by General José María Melo on 17 April 1854.