Battle of Pacora River Bridge

The Battle of Pacora River Bridge took place as an opening action of the United States invasion of Panama and was fought between the United States Special Forces with air support from the 1st Special Operations Wing of the United States Air Force and the Panama Defense Forces Battalion 2000. The major action of the battle lasted roughly 5 hours through the night of the 20th, and was a resounding U.S. victory, preventing PDF forces coming from Fort Cimarron from intervening in U.S. military actions in Panama City to the west of the bridge.

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1989  Wikidata
battle, United States, Panama, Panama, 

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Location: 9.027, -79.2868, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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1989 Battle of Pacora River Bridge

1670-12-16T00:00:00Z

1671-03-05T00:00:00Z

1670 — 1671 Henry Morgan's Panama expedition

1671-01-28T00:00:00Z

1671-01-28T00:00:00Z

1671 Battle of Mata Asnillos

1989-12-20T00:00:00Z

1989-12-20T00:00:00Z

1989 Capture of Torrijos Airport

1989-12-20T00:00:00Z

1989-12-20T00:00:00Z

1989 Operation Acid Gambit

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
area	region	1840	Estado Libre del Istmo		Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1670	Henry Morgan's Panama expedition	Hispanic Monarchy, military expedition, sack, pirate	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1671	Battle of Mata Asnillos	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1989	Battle of Pacora River Bridge	United States, Panama, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1989	Capture of Torrijos Airport	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1989	Operation Acid Gambit	invasion	Wikidata
site	fort		Fortín de la Natividad	cultural property, fortress	Wikidata