Atlas of Battles

country, 18 engagements

Battles in Nicaragua

18 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Nicaragua: 18 battles between 1523 and 1979. The wars with most engagements here: Banana Wars (8), Anglo-Spanish War (1).

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Battle of DiriangénBattle of MasayaBattle of La Paz CentroBattle of San FernandoBattle of Santa ClaraBattle of TelpanecaBattle of La FlorGesta de PancasánFinal offensive of 1979bombing of San Jerónimo in MasayaBattle for the Río San Juan de NicaraguaBombardment of Grey TownFirst Battle of RivasSecond Battle of RivasBattle of San JacintoAction of 23 November 1856Battle of Coyotepe HillBattle of OcotalBattle for the Río San Juan de NicaraguaBombardment of Grey TownFirst Battle of RivasSecond Battle of RivasBattle of San JacintoAction of 23 November 1856Battle of Coyotepe HillBattle of OcotalManaguaLeónBluefieldsChinandegaMatagalpaCholutecaSan MiguelEstelíJuigalpaNacaome200 km12.311N, 85.206W
18 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1520s: 1 engagements1760s: 1 engagements1850s: 5 engagements1910s: 2 engagements1920s: 6 engagements6 in 1920s1960s: 1 engagements1970s: 2 engagements1520s1970s
18 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 2 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1523Battle of DiriangénDiriambaSpanish conquest of Guatemala
26 July 1762Battle for the Río San Juan de NicaraguaRío San JuanAnglo-Spanish War
1854Bombardment of Grey TownSan Juan de Nicaragua
1855First Battle of RivasRivas
11 April 1856Second Battle of RivasRivasWilliam Walker
1856Battle of San JacintoHacienda San JacintoFilibuster War
1856Action of 23 November 1856San Juan del SurFilibuster War
1912Battle of MasayaMasayaBanana Wars
3 October 1912Battle of Coyotepe HillMasayaBanana Wars
1927Battle of La Paz CentroLa Paz CentroBanana Wars
16 July 1927Battle of OcotalOcotalBanana Wars
1927Battle of San FernandoSan FernandoBanana Wars
1927Battle of Santa ClaraNueva Segovia DepartmentBanana Wars
1927Battle of TelpanecaTelpanecaBanana Wars
13 May 1928Battle of La FlorBanana Wars
1967Gesta de PancasánCerro Pancasán
1978Final offensive of 1979MasayaNicaraguan Revolution
1979bombing of San Jerónimo in MasayaSan JerónimoNicaraguan Revolution

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.