After several important military victories, Patricio Rivas, leader of the Democratic/Liberal faction, commissions Colonel William Walker as Commander-in-Chief of the D/L Army.
NOTE: In truth Rivas, at this time, was merely a figure head; the real power was being wielded by Walker himself.
[restored 2/21/2022]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 147.
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