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 | |||||||
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Part of the Colombian Civil Wars | |||||||
Colombian Government soldiers around 1880 | |||||||
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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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