Battle of Masaya (1912)

For the 1856 battle, see Battle of Masaya (1856).
Battle of Masaya
Part of the United States occupation of Nicaragua, Banana Wars, Nicaraguan civil war of 1912
Battle of Masaya (1912) is located in Nicaragua
Masaya
Masaya
Battle of Masaya (1912) (Nicaragua)
Date19 September 1912[1]
Location
Masaya, Nicaragua
Result American victory
Belligerents
 United States Nicaraguan Rebels
Commanders and leaders
United States Smedley Butler Benjamín Zeledón
Strength
400 marines & sailors
2 machine guns
2 guns"[2]		 150 "armed horsemen"[3] snipers (in buildings along the railroad track)
Casualties and losses
6 wounded
3 captured
(one of whom was slightly wounded)[4]		 56–68 killed
60–70 wounded
(12 of whom later died)[5][6]

The Battle of Masaya took place on 19 September 1912,[7] during the American occupation of Nicaragua of 1912–1925 and the Nicaraguan civil war of 1912.

  1. ^ Clark, George B. (March 6, 2001). With the Old Corps in Nicaragua. Novato, CA: Presidio Press. p. 12.
  2. ^ Musicant, Ivan (August 1990). The Banana Wars: A History of United States Military Intervention in Latin America from the Spanish–American War to the Invasion of Panama. New York City: Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 150.
  3. ^ Langley, Lester D. (November 1, 2001). The Banana Wars: United States Intervention in the Caribbean, 1898–1934. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky. p. 68.
  4. ^ Clark, George B. (March 6, 2001). With the Old Corps in Nicaragua. Novato, CA: Presidio Press. p. 13.
  5. ^ Musicant, Ivan (August 1990). The Banana Wars: A History of United States Military Intervention in Latin America from the Spanish–American War to the Invasion of Panama. New York City: Macmillan Publishing Company. p. 151.
  6. ^ Clark, George B. (March 6, 2001). With the Old Corps in Nicaragua. Novato, CA: Presidio Press. p. 13.
  7. ^ Clark, George B. (March 6, 2001). With the Old Corps in Nicaragua. Novato, CA: Presidio Press. p. 12.