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Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua

Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua was a battle fought on 26 July 1762 at Río San Juan, in what is now Nicaragua; it lasted 8 days. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1762 to 1763. The recorded result: Spanish victory. Recorded strength: 2,000 against 100.

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18th century Spanish colonial fort El Castillo, Río San Juan department of Nicaragua (2011).
18th century Spanish colonial fort El Castillo, Río San Juan department of Nicaragua (2011).. DiverDave, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought26 July 1762lasted 8 days
WhereRío San Juan, Nicaragua11.018N, 84.401W
OutcomeSpanish victory
BelligerentsGreat BritainagainstSpain
Part ofAnglo-Spanish War1762 to 1763

Where it sits in the Anglo-Spanish War

Action of 31 May 1762, 1762Battle of Havana, 1762Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua, 1762Battle of Manila, 1762Action of 30 October 1762, 176217621762Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua, 1762
5 placed engagements of the Anglo-Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date26 July 1762
to 3 August 1762
PlaceRío San Juan, Nicaragua
11.018N, 84.401W
KindBattle, early modern
Strength2,000100
Commanders
  • Rafaela Herrera
Battle for the Río San Juan de NicaraguaBattle for the Río San Juan de NicaraguaBattle of Santa RosaSecond Battle of RivasBattle of Coyotepe HillSecond Battle of RivasBattle of Coyotepe HillSan JoséLimónBluefieldsPuntarenasLiberiaQuesadaLa CruzSan Juan de Nicaragua100 km11.018N, 84.401W
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Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Nicaragua.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4870194, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle for Río San Juan de Nicaragua, revision 1370105778, 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.