Battle of Coyotepe Hill

Battle of Coyotepe Hill
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

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.