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DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY -- NAVAL HISTORICAL CENTER
901 M STREET SE -- WASHINGTON NAVY YARD
WASHINGTON DC 20374-5060
Second Nicaraguan Campaign 1926-1933
Civil war broke out in Nicaragua during the first months of 1926, and
U.S. naval landing parties went ashore to establish a neutral zone for the
protection of American citizens.
As the fighting intensified and spread, additional coastal enclaves
were formed by the Navy to shelter refugees. By January 1927 the U.S. Special
Service Squadron was reinforced by two light cruisers and seven destroyers.
When the danger points moved inland, 3,000 U.S. Marines supported by
planes from Navy Observation Squadron 3 landed at the request of the Nicaraguan
government. Once order was restored, sailors and Marines monitored free
elections and organized and trained an efficient National Guard.
15 July 1996