Battle

First Battle of Rivas

29 Jun 1855 · 11.44° N, 85.83° W

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When
29 Jun 1855
Kind
Battle
Coordinates
11.44° N, 85.83° W
Description
1855 battle of the Filibuster War

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First Battle of Rivas

1855 battle of the Filibuster War

The First Battle of Rivas occurred on June 29, 1855, as part of the struggle to resist William Walker, an American filibuster, adventurer and mercenary who arrived in Nicaragua with a small army of mercenaries in June 1855 in support of the Democratic Party government of General Francisco Castellón in the Nicaraguan civil war. His army were defeated by the Legitimist Party.

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