Battle of San Jacinto (1856)

Battle of San Jacinto

Date	September 14, 1856
Location	Hacienda (Ranch) San Jacinto, Managua, Nicaragua
Result	Nicaraguan strategic victory

Belligerents

Nicaragua

Filibusters

Commanders and leaders

José Dolores Estrada

Byron Cole

Strength

160

300

Casualties and losses

28 between dead and injures

27 dead plus other casualties (according to Estrada)
35 dead and 18 prisoners (according to Alejandro Eva)

William Walker in Nicaragua

First Rivas La Virgen Santa Rosa Second Rivas San Jacinto Puente Grande

The Battle of San Jacinto took place on September 14 of 1856 in Hacienda San Jacinto, Managua, Nicaragua -- between 160 soldiers of the Legitimist Septemtrion Army led by Colonel José Dolores Estrada versus 300 Nicaraguan filibusters of William Walker led by Lieutenant Colonel Byron Cole. The filibusters were defeated by Estrada after 4 hours of combat between 7 am and 11 am.

The casualties of the filibusters were 27 dead plus injured (according to Estrada), or 35 dead and 18 prisoners (according to Lieutenant Alejandro Eva); the casualties of the Nicaraguans were 28 between dead and injured. The memorial of this battle is a national holiday in Nicaragua on September 14 of each year. It is considered an inflection point on the Nicaraguan National War

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