Anglo-Honduran Conflict (1849-1850)

British occupation of Trujillo and the Tigre Islands
Date	October of 1849–1850
Location	Trujillo and Amapala
Result	Honduran victory
Combatants
Honduras	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Juan Lindo ; José Santos Guardiola ; Vicente Lechuga	Frederick Chatfield ; Sir Phillips Hornby

The British occupation of Trujillo and the Tiger Islands was a brief occupation of the Honduran port of Trujillo and the Tigre Islands^[1]

During Juan Lindo Zelaya's presidency (1847–52), Great Britain pressured Honduras for debt payments. In October 1849, HMS Plumper entered Trujillo harbor, demanding compensation for seized mahogany from Belizean lumber companies. British forces briefly occupied Trujillo, extorting 1200 pesos. The newly appointed British consul, Frederick Chatfield, independently ordered the seizure of Tigre Island to ensure compensation. On 16 October 1849, HMS Gorgon troops occupied the island without Honduran resistance. However, this occupation, not approved by the Foreign Office, was disowned and reversed.^[2]

References[edit]

^ "Anglo-American Crisis in Honduras 1849-1850". onwar.com.
^ Lacayo, Guillermo Bustillo (18 January 2002). El Golfo de Fonseca: región clave en Centroamérica. Editorial Guaymuras. ISBN 978-99926-28-09-6 – via Google Books.

[1] "Anglo-American Crisis in Honduras 1849-1850". onwar.com.

[2] Lacayo, Guillermo Bustillo (18 January 2002). El Golfo de Fonseca: región clave en Centroamérica. Editorial Guaymuras. ISBN 978-99926-28-09-6 – via Google Books.

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