It was the last major action of the war .
The town was the site of a battle that pitted the American Marines and Nicaraguan National Guardsmen against Sandinista rebels on December 26 , 1932 during the Sandino Rebellion .
town was the last major action of the war .
The town was the site of a battle that pitted the American Marines and Nicaraguan National Guardsmen against Sandinista rebels on December 26 , 1932 during the Sandino Rebellion .