First Central American Civil War

First Central American Civil War
Conservative leader President Manuel José Arce (left) and liberal leader General Francisco Morazán (right)
Date
  • 6 September 1826 – 25 June 1829
  • (2 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and 5 days)
Location
Federal Republic of Central America, primarily in El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala
Result

Protective Allied Army of the Law victory

Belligerents
Commanders and leaders
Strength
4,000–4,900 soldiers 4,000 soldiers (1828)
Casualties and losses
  • Guatemala:
  • 501 killed
  • El Salvador:
  • 1,694 killed
  • Honduras:
  • 125 killed
  • Nicaragua:
  • 375 killed
15,000+ military and civilian killed, 819 military wounded

The First Central American Civil War (Spanish: Primera Guerra Civil Centroamericana), also known as the Federal War of 1826–1829 (Guerra Federal de 1826–1829), 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 liberals led by General Francisco Morazán and conservatives led by General Manuel José Arce, the president of Central America and a former liberal.

The civil war began in September 1826 after Arce ordered the arrest of liberal Guatemalan governor Juan Barrundia. In October 1826, Federal troops took total control of Guatemala and Arce dissolved the Federal Congress in a self-coup. Arce launched military campaigns into El Salvador and Honduras in 1827 and fought liberal forces led by Morazán. In 1829, Morazán lead an invasion of Guatemala leading to the collapse of Arce's government.

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