| Battle of Coyotepe Hill | |||||||
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| Part of the Nicaraguan civil war (1912), Occupation of Nicaragua, Banana Wars | |||||||
 Two Marines with Coyotepe Hill in the background in October 1912. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United States |
 Rebels | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Joseph H. Pendleton Smedley Butler |
Benjamín Zeledón | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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850 marines 100 sailors 2 artillery pieces |
350 militia 4 artillery pieces 2 forts | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4 killed 10 wounded | 32 killed | ||||||
The Battle of Coyotepe Hill was a significant engagement during the United States occupation of Nicaragua from August through November 1912 during the insurrection staged by Minister of War General Luis Mena against the government of President Adolfo Díaz.
Coyotepe is an old fortress located on a 500-foot hill overlooking the strategic railroad line near Masaya roughly halfway between Managua and Granada, Nicaragua.