Filibuster War
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The Filibuster War, also referred to the Walker affair and known in Costa Rica as the National Campaign of 1856–1857, was a war fought in Central America between 1855 and 1857. The militaries of Costa
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The National Monument of Costa Rica [es] in San José depicting the countries of Central America triumphing over filibuster William Walker
William Walker in c. 1855–1860
A depiction of the Second Battle of Rivas
A depiction of the Action of 23 November 1856
William Walker (filibuster)
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William Walker was an American journalist and mercenary. In the era of the expansion of the United States, driven by the doctrine of manifest destiny, Walker organized unauthorized military expedition
Filibuster War
…Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua established the Allied Central American Army and fought against American filibusters led by William Walker who had taken over the Nicaraguan government. In 1854, the Democratic Party of Nicaragua led by Francisco Castellón launched a rebellion against the…
President Walker's house in Granada, Nicaragua. On October 12, 1856, during the siege of Granada, Guatemalan officer José Víctor Zavala ran under heavy fire to capture Walker's flag and bring it back to the Central American coalition army trenches shouting "Filibuster bullets don't kill!". Zavala survived this adventure unscathed.
William Walker's grave in the Old Trujillo Cemetery, Trujillo, Honduras