Barrios' War of Reunification
1885 war in Central America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Barrios' War of Reunification, also known as Barrios' great attempt (Spanish: intentona de Barrios),[2] was a war initiated by Guatemalan President Justo Rufino Barrios in 1885 with the goal of reunifying Central America. Of the five Central American countries, only Honduras supported Barrios' reunification effort; Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Nicaragua opposed it, as did Mexico.
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20,000[citation needed] | 14,500[1] | ||||||
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50–200 dead 150 injured | 1,500+ dead |
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Barrios commanded 14,500 soldiers in an invasion of El Salvador on 31 March 1885, however, he was killed during the Battle of Chalchuapa on 2 April, and Guatemalan forces subsequently withdrew from El Salvador shortly afterwards. Honduras and Guatemala signed peace treaties on 11 and 14 April, respectively, ending the short-lived war.