Episode 4 of 4
Burning of Granada
- When
- 14 December 1856
- Where
- Granada
Walker's forces burned Granada in December 1856 before escaping a siege by Central American troops.
On December 14, 1856, as Granada was surrounded by 4,000 troops from Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala, along with independent Nicaraguan allies, Charles Frederick Henningsen, one of Walker's generals, ordered his men to set the city ablaze before escaping and fighting their way to Lake Nicaragua.
Sources
- William Walker (filibuster) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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