First Central American Civil War

First Central American Civil War
	Part of the Central American Civil Wars
	; The Battle of La Trinidad on a Honduran 5 lempira bill.
Date	10 October 1826 – 25 June 1829; (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
Location	Federal Republic of Central America, primarily in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala
Result	Decisive victory of the Protective Allied Army of the Law Manuel José Arce deposed; Francisco Morazán elected president;
Belligerents
Federal Government ; Guatemala	Protective Allied Army of the Law; Honduras; El Salvador
Commanders and leaders
Manuel José Arce; José Justo Milla; Mariano de Aycinena y Piñol ; Mariano Beltranena y Llano; Antonio José de Irisarri (POW);	Francisco Morazán; Dionisio de Herrera; Remigio Díaz; José Antonio Márquez; Manuel Arzú; José Francisco Barrundia;
Strength
4,000 - 4,900 soldiers	2,500 - 3,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses
760 - 1,000 killed	250 - 340 killed

The First Central American Civil War (Spanish: Primera Guerra Civil Centroamericana) was a civil political and military conflict within the Federal Republic of Central America which lasted from 1826 until 1829. The civil war was fought between Liberal and Conservative lines with Francisco Morazán leading the Liberals and Manuel José Arce, a former Liberal, leading the Conservatives.

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