Operation Golden Pheasant
| Operation Golden Pheasant | |||||||
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| Part of the Nicaraguan Revolution | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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United States Honduras | Nicaragua | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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President Ronald Reagan George Fisher José Azcona del Hoyo |
Humberto Ortega Daniel Ortega | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
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7th Infantry Division (Light) 82nd Airborne Division 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, A company, C company, HHC company Scout Platoon 3rd Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Regiment 9th Infantry Regiment Honduran Army | Sandinista Popular Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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5,000 12,000 | 9,000 | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 21 or less were killed | 29 or more were killed | ||||||
Operation Golden Pheasant was an emergency deployment of U.S. troops to Honduras in 1988, in response to Nicaraguan attacks on Contra logistics in Honduras.