First Battle of Rivas

The First Battle of Rivas occurred on June 29, 1855, as part of the struggle to resist William Walker, an American filibuster, adventurer and mercenary who arrived in Nicaragua with a small army of mercenaries in June 1855 in support of the Democratic Party government of General Francisco Castellón in the Nicaraguan civil war. His army were defeated by the Legitimist Party.

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1855  Wikidata
battle, Nicaragua, 

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Location: 11.4389, -85.8287, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1855	First Battle of Rivas	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1856	Second Battle of Rivas	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1856	Action of 23 November 1856	battle	Wikidata