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Battle of Chalchuapa
Part of Barrios' War of Reunification

The death of Justo Rufino Barrios.
Date1–2 April 1885
Location
Chalchuapa, El Salvador
13°59′N 89°41′W / 13.983°N 89.683°W / 13.983; -89.683
Result

Salvadoran victory

  • Death of Justo Rufino Barrios
Belligerents
Battle of Chalchuapa El Salvador Battle of Chalchuapa Guatemala
Commanders and leaders
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Adán Mora
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Carlos Molina
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Indalecio Miranda
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Pedro Escalón
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Felipe Barrientos
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Manuel Montalvo
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Justo Barrios 
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Adolfo V. Hall  
  • Battle of Chalchuapa José Víctor Zavala
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Luis Molina
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Camilo Álvarez
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Felipe Cruz
  • Battle of Chalchuapa Manuel Barillas
  • Battle of Chalchuapa José Reina
Strength
5,000[1] 14,500[1][2]
Casualties and losses
50–200 dead
150 injured
1,500+ dead
Chalchuapa is located in El Salvador
Chalchuapa
Chalchuapa
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Location within El Salvador

The Battle of Chalchuapa (Spanish: Batalla de Chalchuapa) was a battle between the military forces of El Salvador and Guatemala from 1–2 April 1885. Guatemalan President Justo Rufino Barrios was killed during the battle.

  1. ^ a b Cifuentes, Ismael (2 April 2008). "Battle of Chalchuapa, 1885". Military Perspective.
  2. ^ "Batallas famosas". Fiestas de Santa Ana El Salvador - El Diario de Hoy. 2 October 2002. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

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