battle, nineteenth century
Action of 23 November 1856
Action of 23 November 1856 was a battle fought in 1856 in what is now Nicaragua. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Filibuster War, which ran from 1855 to 1857. The recorded result: Filibuster victory. Recorded strength: 1 schooner, 28 men, 2 six pound carronades against 1 brig, 114 men, 4 nine pounders.
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Record
| Date | 1856 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nicaragua 11.254N, 85.872W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 1 schooner, 28 men, 2 six pound carronades | 1 brig, 114 men, 4 nine pounders |
| Casualties and losses | 1 killed, 8 wounded | 1 brig, 74 killed |
Nearest engagements
- Second Battle of Rivas 1856, 21 km N
- Battle of Santa Rosa 1856, 55 km SE
- Battle of Coyotepe Hill 1912, 86 km N
- Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua 1762, 163 km E
- Battle of La Flor 1928, 241 km N
In the same war
- Before: Battle of San Jacinto 1856
Elsewhere in 1856
- Battle of Santa Rosa Costa Rica
- Battle of Jiangnan People's Republic of China
- Second Herat War Afghanistan
- Battle of the Pearl River Forts China
- Battle of Black Jack United States
Action of 23 November 1856 is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Nicaragua.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q111729720, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Juan del Sur, revision 1370588371, 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.