siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Comayagua

Name: Siege of Comayagua
Location: Comayagua, El Salvador

Siege of Comayagua was a siege conducted in 1845 at Comayagua, in what is now El Salvador. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Comayagua. It was part of the Honduran-Salvadoran War of 1845. The recorded result: Honduran decisive victory; Total defeat of the Salvadoran forces. Recorded strength: 400 against 1,400–1,600.

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Fought1845

WhereComayagua, El Salvador14.453N, 87.638W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeHonduran decisive victory; Total defeat of the Salvadoran forces

BelligerentsHondurasagainstEl Salvador

Casualties and lossesUnknownand500 killed

Part ofHonduran-Salvadoran War of 1845

Record

Date	1845 (year precision)
Place	Comayagua, El Salvador 14.453N, 87.638W
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	400	1,400–1,600
Casualties and losses	Unknown	500 killed
Commanders	José Santos Guardiola	José Trinidad Cabañas

Placed at Comayagua; 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 NAMASIGUE 1907, 149 km S
Battle of San Fernando de Omoa 1779, 153 km N
Battle of Ocotal 1927, 156 km SE
Battle of Ilopango Airport 1982, 181 km SW
Battle of La Arada 1851, 211 km W

Elsewhere in 1845

Siege of Comayagua 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 Q124661232, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Comayagua (1845), revision 1370740329, 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.