Part of United States occupation of Nicaragua, Banana Wars
El Sauce
Battle of El Sauce (Nicaragua)
Date
26 December 1932
Location
near El Sauce, Nicaragua
Result
American-Nicaraguan victory
Belligerents
Nicaragua United States
Sandinistas
Commanders and leaders
Cap. Lewis Puller GySgt William A. Lee
Juan Pablo Umanzor
Strength
8 marines 64 national guard
100[1]-250 guerrillas[2]
Casualties and losses
3 killed 3 wounded[3]
31+ killed[3] 63 horses captured
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t
e
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 El Sauce, or the Battle of Punta de Rieles or Punta Rieles, took place on the 26 December 1932 during the American occupation of Nicaragua of 1926–1933. It was the last major battle of the Sandino Rebellion of 1927–1933. The incident has its origins in Nicaraguan President José María Moncada's plan to commemorate the completion of the León–El Sauce railway on 28 December 1932.[4]: 359–360
Rumors spread that Sandinista rebels planned on crashing the ceremony, so an expedition of eight Marines and 64 Nicaraguan National Guardsmen led by Captain Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller were sent by train towards El Sauce on the 26 December 1932 to secure the area. A Sandinista force led by Juan Pablo Umanzor, meanwhile, was looting a construction company commissary. As the Marines'/National Guard's train passed some ancient ruins, it was fired upon by rebels from both sides of the tracks.[1]
Soldiers led by Puller exited the train on the right side, while those following First Lieutenant William A. Lee got out on the left side of the tracks. Lee's men soon took cover in a ditch, while Puller's forces "tried to turn Umanzor's left flank."[3] During the firefight, Corporal Bennie M. Bunn grabbed a Browning automatic rifle and began driving the Sandinistas back. The battle concluded, after one hour and ten minutes, in a victory for the Marines and National Guard. Thirty-one Sandinista corpses were found after the battle (and 63 live horses were captured[2]), compared to losses of three killed and three wounded for the Guard.
Moncada got to participate in ceremony two days later, as planned. He was so pleased with American performance during the battle that he promoted Puller to major and Lee to captain.[5]
^ abMacaulay, Neill (February 1998). The Sandino Affair. Chicago: Quadrangle Books. p. 238.
^ abBoot, Max (May 27, 2003). The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power. New York City: Basic Books. p. 249.
^ abcMacaulay, Neill (February 1998). The Sandino Affair. Chicago: Quadrangle Books. p. 239.
^Musicant, I., The Banana Wars, 1990, New York: MacMillan Publishing Co., ISBN 0025882104
^Boot, Max (May 27, 2003). The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power. New York City: Basic Books. pp. 249–250.
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