What the records say
- When
- 13 Oct 1856
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 11.97° N, 86.10° W
- Description
- 1856 battle in Nicaragua
Placed at the town its title names, Masaya.
First Battle of Masaya
1856 battle in Nicaragua
The First Battle of Masaya took place in the small town of Masaya, northwest of William Walker’s filibuster capital, Granada. It was part of Walker’s efforts to dislodge the resurgent Allied Central American Army from its fortifications in Masaya, which lay within a day’s march of his capital.
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