Battle of Coatepeque

Battle of Coatepeque
	Part of the War of 1863
	; Depiction of the battle at a memorial to Gerardo Barrios.
Date	22–24 February 1863
Location	Coatepeque, Santa Ana, El Salvador
Result	Salvadoran victory
Belligerents
Guatemala	El Salvador; Honduras;
Commanders and leaders
Rafael Carrera; José Víctor Zavala; Vicente Cerna; Serapio Cruz;	Gerardo Barrios; José Cabañas; Santiago González; Rafael Osorio; Eusebio Bracamonte; Mariano Hernández; Pedro Escalón;
Strength
6,500 soldiers	4,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
900+ dead; 1,500 injured; 9 artillery pieces lost; >2,000 guns lost	Unknown

The Battle of Coatepeque (Spanish: Batalla de Coatepeque) was fought between the forces of El Salvador and Guatemala from 22 to 24 February 1863.

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