Panama Crisis of 1885 | |||||||
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Isthmus of Panama | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Panamanian Rebels United States |
Colombia Chile | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
James E. Jouett Bowman H. McCalla |
Rafael Nuñez Juan Lopez Lermanda |
The Panama Crisis of 1885 was an intervention by the United States in support of a rebellion in Panama, at the time part of Colombia, and an ensuing show of force by Chile in support of the Colombian government.