Battle of Aguadulce

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Battle of Aguadulce
Part of Thousand Days War
Children recruited in the department of Panama
Date 23 February-27 August 1901 Location Aguadulce, Panama Result Liberal victory
Belligerents
Liberals	Conservatives
Commanders and leaders
Benjamin Herrera	Francisco Castro
Strength
1,000	6,000
Casualties and losses
unknown	3,000 killed & wounded 3,313 captured (13 generals, 300 officers, & 3,000 soldiers)

The Battle of Aguadulce took place during the Colombian Thousand Days War, between Liberals and Conservatives. It occurred between February 23 and August 27, 1901 and ended in an overwhelming victory on the part of the Liberal army under the command of General Benjamin Herrera over the Conservative army based in the city of Aguadulce under the command of General Francisco Castro.^[1]