✦ History

Battle of La Arada

February 2, 1851 · Chiquimula

Result Guatemalan victory

The Guatemalan army under Rafael Carrera defeated an invading force from El Salvador and Honduras at La Arada.

On the map Contemporaries

Guatemala

El Salvador

Guatemala
El Salvador
Honduras
Rafael Carrera military commander Vicente Cerna y Cerna military commander Mariano Paredes (Guatemalan politician) belligerent leader
Gerardo Barrios military commander Juan Lindo belligerent leader Doroteo Vasconcelos belligerent leader José Trinidad Cabañas military commander José Santos Guardiola military commander

Strength and losses

Strength
2,000