What the records say
- When
- 24 Oct 1899
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 11.12° N, 74.85° W
- Description
- first major battle of the Thousand Days' War
Placed at the river its title names, Magdalena River.
Battle of Magdalena River
First major battle of the Thousand Days' War
The Battle of the Magdalena River, also known as the Battle of Los Obispos or the Battle of Gamarra, was the first major battle of the Thousand Days' War. It took place on the Magdalena River on 24 October 1899, near the town of Gamarra, Magdalena, Colombia.
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- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “The sinking of the ship Cisneros by the Colombian Navy warship Hércules drowns more than 200 Liberal rebels during the Battle of Magdalena River”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page