battle, interwar and Second World War
Battle of Santa Clara
Battle of Santa Clara was a battle fought in 1927 at Nueva Segovia Department, in what is now Nicaragua. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Nueva Segovia Department. It was part of Q768496. The recorded result: American-Nicaraguan victory. Recorded strength: 75 marines; 150 national guard; 2 aircraft against 120– 150 guerrillas; 2 machine guns.
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Where it sits in Q768496
Record
| Date | 1927 (year precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Nueva Segovia Department, Nicaragua 13.632N, 86.474W | |
| Kind | Battle, interwar and Second World War | |
| Strength | 75 marines; 150 national guard; 2 aircraft | 120– 150 guerrillas; 2 machine guns |
| Casualties and losses | None | 60 killed (from both the skirmish and the airstrike.); 1 captured (later released); 12 mules killed; 8 mules captured |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Ocotal 1927, 0.5 km E
- Battle of NAMASIGUE 1907, 86 km SW
- Battle of La Flor 1928, 86 km E
- Battle of Coyotepe Hill 1912, 187 km S
- Second Battle of Rivas 1856, 254 km S
In the same war
- Before: Battle of San Fernando 1927
- After: Battle of Telpaneca 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 Santa Clara 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 Q18162709, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Santa Clara (1927), revision 1370588560, 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.