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battle, nineteenth century

Battle of San Jacinto

Battle of San Jacinto 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: Nicaraguan victory. Recorded strength: 160 men against 300 men.

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Representación de La Pedrada, escena de Andrés Castro derribando a un invasor filibustero en la Batalla de San Jacinto durante la Guerra de 1856 en Nicaragua. Óleo sobre tela realizado por el pintor c
Representación de La Pedrada, escena de Andrés Castro derribando a un invasor filibustero en la Batalla de San Jacinto durante la Guerra de 1856 en Nicaragua. Óleo sobre tela realizado por el pintor c. C records, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
Fought1856
WhereNicaragua12.339N, 86.022W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeNicaraguan victory
BelligerentsNicaraguaagainstFilibusters
Part ofFilibuster War1855 to 1857

Record

Date1856 (year precision)
PlaceNicaragua
12.339N, 86.022W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength160 men300 men
Casualties and losses28 killed or wounded27 - 35 killed; (according to Estrada); 35 killed; 18 captured; (according to Lieutenant Alejandro Eva)
Commanders
  • José Dolores Estrada
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Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of San Jacinto 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 Q4872280, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of San Jacinto (1856), revision 1370729551, 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.