Filibuster War or Walker affair was a military conflict between filibustering multinational troops stationed in Nicaragua and a coalition of Central American armies.
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11 Facts About Walker affair
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Walker affair seized control of the country by 1856, but was ousted the following year.
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Walker affair was known as an adventurer who sought to take control of Latin American countries with the purpose of making them a part of the United States.
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Walker affair was driven off, but not without inflicting heavy casualties.
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Walker affair declared himself president, re-instituted slavery, and made English the official language.
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Walker affair had scared his neighbors with talk of further military conquests in Central America.
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Walker affair sent Colonel Schlessinger to invade Costa Rica in a preemptive action, but his forces were defeated at the Battle of Santa Rosa in March 1856.
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Walker affair set himself up as President of Nicaragua, after conducting an uncontested election.
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Meanwhile, Walker affair was expelled from Granada by the rest of the allied armies.
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Walker affair beat off the attacks, but the effort diminished the strength and morale of his forces and he soon succumbed.
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