Honduran-Guatemalan War (1853–1855)

Honduran-Guatemalan War (1853-1855)
Date 1853 - 1855 Location Honduras and Guatemala Result Guatemalan victory
Combatants
Guatemala Political opponents	Honduras
Commanders and leaders
Rafael Carrera José Víctor Zavala José Santos Guardiola Juan Lopez	José Trinidad Cabañas José María Medina

The Honduran-Guatemalan War (1853–1855) was a military conflict between the republics of Honduras and Guatemala sparked by the election of José Trinidad Cabañas, which opposed to the conservative ideologies of the guatemalan president, Rafael Carrera.

Conflict

The war began in February 1853, with negotiations attempting to resolve the conflict. Commissioners from both countries signed a treaty in Esquipulas blaming Guatemala, but President Carrera refused to ratify it. Renewed hostilities followed, with Honduras' President Cabanas crossing the border, seizing artillery, and sacking Chiquimula. Carrera, in pursuit, entered Honduras, looted Santa Rosa de los Llanos, and returned. Despite mediation attempts by Nicaragua and El Salvador, an armistice was only achieved after a more significant threat arose. Carrera, facing political challenges upon returning to the presidency in 1854, supported a conservative revolt in Honduras, leading to the defeat of Cabañas in 1855. Juan López assumed the presidency, resolving internal conflicts.