battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of La Paz Centro
Battle of La Paz Centro was a battle fought in 1927 in what is now Nicaragua. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q768496. The recorded result: American victory. Recorded strength: 40 marines against 75 guerrillas.
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Where it sits in Q768496
Record
| Date | 1927 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nicaragua 12.339N, 86.676W | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 40 marines | 75 guerrillas |
| Casualties and losses | 2 killed (died from wounds); 2 wounded | 14 killed; unknown number captured ("a small group of prisoners" who were soon released.) |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Coyotepe Hill 1912, 74 km SE
- Battle of NAMASIGUE 1907, 108 km NW
- Second Battle of Rivas 1856, 136 km SE
- Battle of Ocotal 1927, 145 km N
- Battle of La Flor 1928, 159 km NE
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Port-au-Prince 15 January 1920
- After: Battle of Ocotal 16 July 1927
Elsewhere in 1927
- Battle of Al-Rahiba Libya
- Battle of Guangzhou People's Republic of China
- Battle of Huizhou People's Republic of China
- Battle of San Julián Mexico
- Second Siege of Tepatitlan Mexico
Battle of La Paz Centro is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 15 in present-day Nicaragua.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16950617, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of La Paz Centro, revision 1370446793, 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.