At the time, a major trade route between New York City and San Francisco ran through southern Nicaragua. Ships from New York would enter the San Juan River from the Atlantic and sail across Lake Nicaragua See more

Walker and his surviving soldiers fled to Granada during the night. Several factions inside the Costa Rican Army sought to pursue and kill Walker, thus ending the war. President Mora cancelled the plan, seeing his troops were already battle-worn. Mora wanted … See more

• First Battle of Rivas
• Battle of Santa Rosa
11°26′21.51″N 85°49′37.19″W / 11.4393083°N … See more

Walker, just four days after giving up the city, marched his men back into Rivas to try to take it back. His small force was able to score a number … See more

• Jamison, James Carson (2007). With Walker in Nicaragua: Or, Reminiscences of an Officer of the American Phalanx. Kessinger … See more