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Battle of Telpaneca

Battle of Telpaneca was a battle fought in 1927 at Telpaneca, in what is now Nicaragua. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Telpaneca. It was part of the Banana Wars, which ran from 1898 to 1934. The recorded result: American-Nicaraguan victory. Recorded strength: 21 marines; 25 national guard against 200 guerrillas.

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Men of the 5th Marine Regiment in Nicaragua, circa 1930.
Men of the 5th Marine Regiment in Nicaragua, circa 1930.. United States Marine Corps, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1927
WhereTelpaneca, Nicaragua13.532N, 86.287W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAmerican-Nicaraguan victory
BelligerentsUnited States; Nicaraguaagainst23px Sandinistas
Casualties and losses2 killed; 1 woundedand25 killed; 50 wounded
Part ofBanana WarsUnited States occupation of Nicaragua

Where it sits in the Banana Wars

Battle of Masaya, 1912Battle of Coyotepe Hill, 1912Battle of Fort Riviere, 1915Battle of Port-au-Prince, 1919Battle of Port-au-Prince, 1920Battle of La Paz Centro, 1927Battle of Ocotal, 1927Battle of San Fernando, 1927Battle of Santa Clara, 1927Battle of Telpaneca, 1927Battle of La Flor, 192819121928Battle of Telpaneca, 1927
11 placed engagements of the Banana Wars in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1927 (year precision)
PlaceTelpaneca, Nicaragua
13.532N, 86.287W
KindBattle, interwar and Second World War
Strength21 marines; 25 national guard200 guerrillas
Casualties and losses2 killed; 1 wounded25 killed; 50 wounded
Commanders
  • Herbert S. Keimling
Battle of TelpanecaBattle of TelpanecaBattle of OcotalBattle of La FlorBattle of NAMASIGUEBattle of OcotalBattle of La FlorBattle of NAMASIGUETegucigalpaLeónChinandegaMatagalpaComayaguaJuticalpaEstelíNacaome100 km13.532N, 86.287W
Placed at Telpaneca; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Telpaneca is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 18 in present-day Nicaragua.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872530, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Telpaneca, revision 1370590805, 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.