What the records say
- When
- 1 Sep 1872
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 18.07° N, 88.56° W
- Description
- A group of Icaiche Maya under Marcos Canul attack the British garrison at Orange Walk Town in British Honduras.
Placed at the area around the town its text names, Orange Walk Town.
Battle of Orange Walk
1872 battle
The Battle of Orange Walk took place on 1 September 1872 when a force of Icaiche Maya led by Marcus Canul attacked the town of Orange Walk in Belize. Canul had previously been involved in conflict with the British authorities over infringements of his people's land rights and non-payment of rent and one motive for the raid may have been to seize the district magistrate for ransom.
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