Part of the Nicaraguan civil war (1912), Occupation of Nicaragua, Banana Wars
Two Marines with Coyotepe Hill in the background in October 1912.
Date
3-4 October 1912
Location
near Masaya, Nicaragua
Result
American victory
Belligerents
United States
Rebels
Commanders and leaders
Joseph H. Pendleton Smedley Butler
Benjamín Zeledón
Strength
850 marines 100 sailors 2 artillery pieces
350 militia 4 artillery pieces 2 forts
Casualties and losses
4 killed 10 wounded
32 killed
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U.S. occupation of Nicaragua
1912
Granada
Masaya
Coyotepe Hill
1926–27
Nicaraguan Civil War
1927
La Paz Centro
Ocotal
San Fernando
Santa Clara
Telpaneca
Sapotillal
1st Las Cruces
1st Quilali
1928
2nd Las Cruces
2nd Quilali
El Bramadero
La Flor
1930
Achuapa
1932
Augua Carta
El Sauce
The Battle of Coyotepe Hill was a significant engagement during the United States occupation of Nicaragua from August through November 1912 during the insurrection staged by Minister of War General Luis Mena against the government of President Adolfo Díaz.
Coyotepe is an old fortress located on a 500-foot hill overlooking the strategic railroad line near Masaya roughly halfway between Managua and Granada, Nicaragua.
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United States
Rebels