Colombian Civil War (1884–1885)

The Colombian Civil War of 1884-1885 was a conflict that took place in the United States of Colombia (present-day Colombia and Panama). It was the result of the reaction of the Radical faction of the Colombian Liberal Party, which did not agree with the Centralist Regeneration policy of President Rafael Núñez, a moderate Liberal who was supported by the Colombian Conservative Party.

Colombian Civil War of 1884-85
Part of the Colombian Civil Wars

Colombian Government soldiers around 1880
DateAugust 1884-November 1885
Location
United States of Colombia
Result Government victory
Belligerents
Government
Conservative party
Liberal Moderates
Liberal Radicals
Commanders and leaders
Rafael Núñez
Campo Serrano
Rafael Reyes Prieto
Quintero Calderón
Eliseo Payán
Guillermo Marquez
Luciano Restrepo
Ricardo Gaitán Obeso
Rafael Uribe Uribe
Casualties and losses
more than 10,000 killed
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