Battle of Coyotepe Hill

Name: Battle of Coyotepe Hill
Start: 1912

1912 CE.

Shown on the map at 11.995°, -86.097°.

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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