Cordero's Expedition

Cordero's Expedition was an unsuccessful expedition by the Guatemalan commander, Indalecio Cordero in 1838.

Cordero's Expedition
Date 1838 Location  Honduras Result Honduran victory [1] Defeat of Guatemalan forces [2]
Combatants
Honduras	Guatemala
Commanders and leaders
Ciriaco Braan y Carrascosa Eusebio Toro José Trinidad Cabañas	Indalecio Cordero
Strength
107	300
Casualties and losses
9 killed	13 killed 33 wounded 56 prisoners Total: 102 Casualties

In 1838, once the State of Honduras had been declared, the Guatemalan general Indalecio Cordero, of republican ideology, attacked western Honduras and took the town of Santa Rosa de Los Llanos while a transition occurred in the Honduran presidency between José María Martínez Salinas and José Lino. Matute. In response, the unionist general José Trinidad Cabañas immediately ordered the movement of troops, commanded by General Eusebio Toro and General Ciriaco Braan y Carrascosa, for the defense of the inhabitants and their properties. After General Cordero was cornered, he retreated to Guatemala, defeated. 300 soldiers of the Guatemalan army invaded Honduras, but the liberal forces of José Trinidad Cabañas, composed of 107 soldiers plus two officers, stopped the invasion, which caused a victory for the Honduran army, being This is its first victory in its history as an individualistic nation.

References

1. "Historia de Santa Rosa de Copán. | PDF | Monedas de las Américas | Honduras". Scribd.
2. Barahona, Marvin (June 4, 2015). Piel, Jean; Taracena, Arturo (eds.). Identidades nacionales y Estado moderno en Centroamérica. Centro de estudios mexicanos y centroamericanos. pp. 97–114 – via OpenEdition Books.