Battle of Ocotal

Battle of Ocotal
	Part of the Occupation of Nicaragua, Banana Wars
	; Fort Ocotal, held by marines during the occupation of Nicaragua
Date	16 July 1927
Location	Ocotal, Nicaragua
Result	American-Nicaraguan victory
Belligerents
United States; Nicaragua	Sandinistas
Commanders and leaders
Maj. Ross E. Rowell; Cap. Gilbert Hatfield; Grover C. Darnall; Thomas G. Bruce	Augusto César Sandino; Rufo Marín †; Porfirio Sánchez
Strength
37 marines; 47 national guard; 7 aircraft	500–600 guerrillas
Casualties and losses
9 killed & wounded; (according to Beckett); 1 killed; 5 wounded; (according to Nalty)	40–80 killed; (according to Beckett); 56 killed; 100 wounded; (according to Nalty)

The Battle of Ocotal occurred in July 1927, during the American occupation of Nicaragua. A large force of rebels loyal to Augusto César Sandino attacked the garrison of Ocotal, which was held by a small group of US Marines and Nicaraguan National Guards. Ultimately the rebels were defeated with heavy losses, while the Americans and their Nicaraguan allies suffered very light casualties.