Rivas, Battle of, Rivas, Nicaragua, 1856
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Name (Latin)
Rivas, Battle of, Rivas, Nicaragua, 1856
Other forms of name
nne Rivas, Battle of, 1856
Coordinates
-85.82699722 -85.82699722 11.43930833 11.43930833 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing place name
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q7443116
Library of congress:
sh 85114233
Sources of Information
- Web site Costa Rica Web, Dec. 22, 2003
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Second Battle of Rivas 1856
Frank Leslie, Public domain
File:Gen. Wm. Walker's Exp. in Nicaragua) Scene in the Battle of Rivas, from a sketch made on the spot by our artist correspondent LCCN99614038.jpg
Miscellaneous Items in High Demand, PPOC, Library of Congress, Public domain
File:Quemameson.JPG
Enrique Echandi, Public domain
File:The battle roll- an encyclopedia containing descriptions of the most famous and memorable land battles and sieges in all ages (1858) (14591496069).jpg
Perce, Elbert, 1831-1869, No restrictions
Wikipedia description:
The Second Battle of Rivas occurred on 11 April 1856 between Costa Rican militia under General Juan Rafael Mora Porras and the Nicaraguan forces of American mercenary William Walker. The lesser known First Battle of Rivas took place on the 29 June 1855 between Walker's forces and the forces of the Chamorro government of Nicaragua. Among the casualties was Charles Wilkins Webber, an American journalist and explorer serving in Walker's forces, whom some scholars suggest inspired the antagonist in Cormac McCarthy's novel Blood Meridian.
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