battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of San Fernando
Battle of San Fernando 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-Nicaraguan victory. Recorded strength: 78 marines; 37 national guard against 40 guerrillas.
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Where it sits in Q768496
Record
| Date | 1927 (year precision) | |
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| Place | Nicaragua 13.676N, 86.314W | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 78 marines; 37 national guard | 40 guerrillas |
| Casualties and losses | 1 killed (died of wounds) | 11+ killed; 1 woman wounded |
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Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ocotal 1927, 18 km W
- Battle of La Flor 1928, 71 km SE
- Battle of NAMASIGUE 1907, 103 km SW
- Battle of Coyotepe Hill 1912, 188 km S
- Second Battle of Rivas 1856, 254 km S
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Ocotal 16 July 1927
- After: Battle of Santa Clara 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 San Fernando 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 Q16950675, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Fernando, revision 1370588298, 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.