Battle of Agua Carta
| Battle of Agua Carta | |||||||
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| Part of the Nicaraguan Civil War, Occupation of Nicaragua, Banana Wars | |||||||
Chesty Puller (center left) and Ironman Lee (center right) in Nicaragua, 1931. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Nicaragua | Sandinistas | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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1st Lt. Lewis Puller GySgt William A. Lee | Augusto César Sandino | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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2 marines 40 national guard | 150 guerrillas | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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2 killed 4 wounded |
At least 24 killed 10 dead rebel bodies counted 10 wounded | ||||||
The Battle of Agua Carta, or the Battle of Lindo Lugar, was an engagement between the National Guard of Nicaragua and the rebels of Augusto César Sandino in 1932.: 357–359 It was fought near Mount Kilambe at the Agua Carta, a river in Sandino territory, as part of the American occupation of Nicaragua and a long lasting civil war.