Atlas of Battles

country, 12 engagements

Battles in Panama

12 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Panama: 11 battles and 1 siege between 1601 and 1989. The wars with most engagements here: war on drugs (6), Golden Age of Piracy (2), Anglo-Spanish War (1), War of Jenkins' Ear (1).

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Battle of Mata AsnillosRaid at Renacer PrisonBattle of Rio Hato AirfieldBattle of Pacora River BridgeCapture of PortobelloHenry Morgan's raid on Porto BelloBlockade of Porto BelloBattle of Porto BelloBattle of AguadulceUnited States invasion of PanamaOperation Acid GambitCapture of Torrijos AirportCapture of PortobelloHenry Morgan's raid on Porto BelloBlockade of Porto BelloBattle of Porto BelloBattle of AguadulceUnited States invasion of PanamaOperation Acid GambitCapture of Torrijos AirportDavidLimónPuerto ArmuellesTurboSantiagoLas TablasLa PalmaSixaolaChitréPenonome200 km8.897N, 79.913W
12 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1600s: 1 engagements1660s: 1 engagements1670s: 1 engagements1720s: 1 engagements1730s: 1 engagements1900s: 1 engagements1980s: 6 engagements6 in 1980s1600s1980s
12 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 4 with pages

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1601Capture of PortobelloPortobeloAnglo-Spanish War
1668Henry Morgan's raid on Porto BelloPortobeloGolden Age of Piracy
28 January 1671Battle of Mata AsnillosPanamá ViejoGolden Age of Piracy
1726Blockade of Porto BelloPortobeloAnglo-Spanish War of 1727–1729
1739Battle of Porto BelloPortobeloWar of Jenkins' Ear
23 February 1901Battle of AguadulceAguadulce DistrictThousand Days' War
1989United States invasion of PanamaPanamawar on drugs
1989Operation Acid GambitPanama Citywar on drugs
1989Capture of Torrijos AirportTocumen International Airportwar on drugs
1989Raid at Renacer PrisonPanama Canalwar on drugs
1989Battle of Rio Hato AirfieldRío Hatowar on drugs
1989Battle of Pacora River BridgePacora Riverwar on drugs

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