Battle of Santa Clara

When

27 Jul 1927

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

13.63° N, 86.47° W

Description

1927 battle

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

The Battle of Santa Clara took place on 27 July 1927, during the American occupation of Nicaragua of 1926–1933. After being ambushed by Sandinista forces at the Battle of San Fernando, Major Oliver Floyd's expedition of American Marines and Nicaraguan Provisional Guardsmen continued its advance into enemy-held territory in northern Nicaragua.

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