Battle of La Flor

Battle of La Flor
Part of the Occupation of Nicaragua, Banana Wars
Battle of La Flor is located in Nicaragua
La Flor
La Flor
Battle of La Flor (Nicaragua)
Date13-14 May 1928
Location
La Flor, Nicaragua
13°24′49.8″N 85°42′39.75″W / 13.413833°N 85.7110417°W / 13.413833; -85.7110417 [1]
Result Sandinistan victory
Belligerents
 United States
 Nicaragua		 Sandinistas
Commanders and leaders
United States Cap. Robert S. Hunter †
United States Lt. Earl S. Piper		 unknown
Strength
40 marines & national guard 75 guerrillas
Casualties and losses
2 killed
1 wounded		 5 killed[2]

The Battle of La Flor was fought in May 1928 between the United States Marines, their Nicaraguan National Guardsmen allies, and a force of Sandinista rebels.[3]: 339–341  It occurred at a hill north of the La Flor coffee plantation and ended with a rebel victory when the Americans and Nicaraguan National Guard troops were forced to withdraw.[4]

  1. ^ Ministerio de Transporte e Infraestructura, República de Nicaragua. "Mapa municipal del Cuá - Red vial inventariada por tipo de superficie" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  2. ^ "NICARAGUA: Pirates: Samaritans". Time. May 28, 1928. Archived from the original on November 21, 2010.
  3. ^ Musicant, I, The Banana Wars, 1990, New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., ISBN 0025882104
  4. ^ Nalty, pg. 26