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|combatant2=[[Image:Flag of Nicaragua.svg|20px]] [[Nicaragua]]n national army |
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|commander1='''General Castellon'''<BR>[[William Walker (soldier)|William Walker]] |
|commander1='''General Castellon'''<BR>[[William Walker (soldier)|William Walker]] |
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|commander2=Chamorra government |
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|strength1=327 |
|strength1=327 |
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First Battle of Rivas | |||||||
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Part of William Walker conquest of Central America | |||||||
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Nicaraguan rebel forces The Mercenary army of the filibusters | Nicaraguan national army | ||||||
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General Castellon William Walker | Chamorra government | ||||||
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327 |
Walker had arrived in Nicaragua June of 1855 in support of the Democratic government of General Castellon in the Nicaraguan civil war.