battle, nineteenth century

Second Battle of Rivas

Name: Second Battle of Rivas
Start: 1856-04-11
Location: Rivas, Nicaragua

Second Battle of Rivas was a battle fought on 11 April 1856 at Rivas, in what is now Nicaragua. It was part of William Walker. The recorded result: Costa Rican victory; William Walker was forced to leave the country. Recorded strength: Unknown against 3,000.

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Sketch of the Second Battle of Rivas, Nicaragua in 1856 from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.. Frank Leslie, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Fought11 April 1856

WhereRivas, Nicaragua11.439N, 85.827W

OutcomeCosta Rican victory; William Walker was forced to leave the country.

BelligerentsFilibustersagainstCosta Rica

Casualties and losses200 killed; Several woundedand110 killed; 260 wounded

Part ofWilliam Walker

Record

Date	11 April 1856
Place	Rivas, Nicaragua 11.439N, 85.827W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	Unknown	3,000
Casualties and losses	200 killed; Several wounded	110 killed; 260 wounded
Commanders	William Walker (filibuster)	José María Cañas

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Coyotepe Hill 1912, 68 km NW
Battle of Santa Rosa 1856, 71 km S
Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua 1762, 162 km E
Battle of La Flor 1928, 220 km N
Battle of NAMASIGUE 1907, 242 km NW

Elsewhere in 1856

Battle of Santa Rosa Costa Rica
Battle of Jiangnan People's Republic of China
Second Herat War Afghanistan
Battle of the Pearl River Forts China
Battle of Black Jack United States

Second Battle of Rivas 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 Q7443116, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Second Battle of Rivas, revision 1380866211, 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.