Battle of La Arada

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Battle of La Arada
Part of the Guatemalan–Salvadoran War
Date 2 February 1851 Location Chiquimula, Guatemala Result Guatemalan victory
Belligerents
Guatemala	El Salvador  Honduras Guatemalan Liberals
Commanders and leaders
Mariano Paredes (President of Guatemala) Rafael Carrera Vicente Cerna y Cerna Mariano Álvarez Ignacio García Granados Leandro Navas Joaquín Solares Manuel María Bolaños	Juan Lindo (President of Honduras) Doroteo Vasconcelos José Trinidad Cabañas Ramón Belloso José Santos Guardiola Indalecio Cordero Gerardo Barrios Domingo Asturias José Dolores Nufio Ciriaco Bran y Carrascosa Doroteo Monterroso
Strength
2,000[1]	4,500[1]
Casualties and losses
less than 25 killed[citation needed]	528 killed, 1,000+ injured[1]

The Battle of La Arada (Spanish: Batalla de la Arada) was fought on 2 February 1851 near the town of Chiquimula in Guatemala, between the forces of Guatemala and an Allied army from Honduras and El Salvador. As the most serious threat to Guatemala's liberty and sovereignty as a republic, it was the most important military victory in the country's history as an independent state.