battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Coatepeque

Name: Battle of Coatepeque
Location: Coatepeque, El Salvador

Battle of Coatepeque was a battle fought in 1863 at Coatepeque, in what is now El Salvador. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Coatepeque. It was part of the War of 1863. The recorded result: Salvadoran victory. Recorded strength: 6,500 soldiers against 4,000 soldiers.

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Fought1863

WhereCoatepeque, El Salvador13.925N, 89.504W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeSalvadoran victory

BelligerentsGuatemalaagainstEl Salvador; Honduras

Casualties and losses900+ dead; 1,500 injured; 9 artillery pieces lost; >2,000 guns lostandUnknown

Part ofWar of 1863

Record

Date	1863 (year precision) to 1863
Place	Coatepeque, El Salvador 13.925N, 89.504W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	6,500 soldiers	4,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses	900+ dead; 1,500 injured; 9 artillery pieces lost; >2,000 guns lost	Unknown
Commanders	Rafael Carrera José Víctor Zavala Vicente Cerna Serapio Cruz	Gerardo Barrios José Trinidad Cabañas Santiago González (politician) Rafael Osorio Eusebio Bracamonte Mariano Hernández

Placed at Coatepeque; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Chalchuapa 1885, 20 km W
Battle of Ilopango Airport 1982, 48 km SE
Battle of La Arada 1851, 88 km N
Battle of San Fernando de Omoa 1779, 259 km NE
Battle of NAMASIGUE 1907, 269 km E

Elsewhere in 1863

Battle of Gettysburg United States
Battle of Chancellorsville United States
Battle of Chickamauga United States
Siege of Vicksburg United States
Chattanooga campaign United States

Battle of Coatepeque is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 8 in present-day El Salvador.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q19120732, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Coatepeque (1863), revision 1370437413, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.