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The State Line Herald
North Lemmon, Adams County, North Dakota
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Nicaraguan insurgents under General Chamorro capture Granada, evade government forces, and gain ground toward Managua, with heavy government losses and increasing panic. Madriz declares dictatorship in affected departments.
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THE INSURGENTS
Nicaraguan Rebels Continue
to Gain Ground.
TAKE CITY OF GRANADA
General Chamorro Evades Government Forces Sent Out to Check Him and Captures Important Town—Believed He Will Unite With Army of General Estrada and Make Joint Attack on the Capital.
Washington, Feb. 24.—Victories of immense importance to the insurgent arms of Nicaragua are told in dispatches being received at the state department.
General Chamorro, with the main division of the insurgent army, has completely evaded the government forces sent out to check him and by a flank movement has taken the city of Granada. The Chamorro family is powerful there and the capture of the city is most important. It is inferred that General Estrada, once believed to be going in the direction of Greytown, is marching to make a juncture with Chamorro and attack Managua.
The losses of the government troops have been terrific in the guerrilla warfare which has raged for the last few days. Dispatches say that after the engagement of the 19th scores of unburied dead lay upon the field. The losses of the provisional troops were light.
Complete disorder and panic are spreading through the Madriz troops and the government. All trains on the railroad east of Managua have been abandoned and the line is used only for military purposes. The situation in the surrounding country is becoming more serious for the government. The insurgents also recaptured the government steamer Victoria on Lake Managua.
Madriz, taking alarm at the spirit of unrest among the population, which has increased every day as Chamorro's troops have been advancing, has practically declared a dictatorship over the departments of Granada, Masaya and Carazo and has put Julian Irias in charge with plenary powers. The appointee was Zelaya's prime minister.
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Nicaragua
Event Date
Feb. 19 24
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government troops suffered terrific losses with scores of unburied dead after feb. 19 engagement; insurgent losses light. insurgents captured granada, recaptured steamer victoria, causing disorder and panic in government forces.
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General Chamorro evaded government forces and captured Granada via flank movement. General Estrada believed to join for attack on Managua. Guerrilla warfare intensified, leading to government abandonment of trains and declaration of dictatorship in Granada, Masaya, and Carazo departments under Julian Irias.