What is Battle of Santa Rosa?
The '''Battle of Santa Rosa''' was a [[battle]] between the [[military|forces]] of [[Costa Rica]] and those of [[Nicaragua]]. It was one of the most important [[battle]]s in the [[history]] of [[Costa Rica]]. The battle took place on March 20, 1856 at [[Santa Rosa, Costa Rica|Santa Rosa]], Costa Rica. ==The cause== The [[fight]]ing was caused by the arrival of [[William Walker]] in [[Nicaragua]]. Walker was an [[United States|American]] [[soldier]] who believed [[slavery]] was good. He told the people of Nicaragua that he wanted to help the [[country]]. What he really wanted was to [[conquest|conquer]] the five free [[nation]]s of [[Central America]]. The [[president]] of Costa Rica, [[Juan Rafael Mora Porras]] thought that Walker wanted to conquer them. On February 27, 1856, Mora declared the [[war]] against Walker and Nicaragua. ==The fighting== President Mora called all of his [[military|forces]] to fight. On March 4th, Mora led the forces as they started their [[walk|march]] towards Nicaragua. On March 12th, they arrived in [[Liberia]]. There they join with [[Jose Maria Cañas]] and his [[battalion]]. When the [[filibuster]]s found out what was happening in Costa Rica, they sent [[military|troops]]. Their troops got to [[Hacienda Santa Rosa]] on March 19th. On March 20th, the three thousand Costa Ricans walked to Hacienda Santa Rosa where the filibusters had formed their post at [[La Casona]]. At four o’clock, the Costa Rican battalions began the attack against the [[invade]]rs. After fourteen minutes, the Costa Rican forces won the battle. The few filibusters that had escaped went to Nicaragua. William Walker [[weapon|armed]] a new [[army]]. President Mora quickly moved on to [[Rivas]] with his 3000 men, and the [[Battle of Rivas]] started. {{history-stub}} [[Category:19th-century battles|Santa Rosa]] [[Category:History of Costa Rica]] [[Category:History of Nicaragua]] [[Category:1856]] [[Category:19th century in North America]]