William Walker
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Vanderbilt Funded Mercenaries With $40,000 to Defeat William Walker in Nicaragua
“Armed with Vanderbilt's backing and 40,000 dollars, Spencer traveled to Costa Rica and convinced President Juan Rafael Mora to help sever Walker's supply lines. On December 23rd, 18 56, Spencer's troops silently overtook the filibuster garrison at Hips Point a…”
Adventurer William Walker invaded Nicaragua and seized Cornelius Vanderbilt's business assets
“William Walker invades Nicaragua, winds up becoming, making himself president of the country, and then making this very fatal mistake of taking some of Cornelius' property and other business assets that Cornelius had in Nicaragua.”
Cornelius Vanderbilt hired mercenaries to assassinate William Walker over seized business assets
“He literally sends people to try to kill him. Hires multiple, multiple mercenaries. That is not hyperbolic. Like, that's exactly what he did.”
Cornelius Vanderbilt personally financed and equipped a multinational military invasion of Nicaragua
“The invasion of Nicaragua by the other Central American government armies had been motivated, financed, and equipped by Vanderbilt.”
The US Navy deployed forces to remove William Walker at Vanderbilt's urging
“In reality, the Navy secretary at the request of the Secretary of State and the urging of Cornelius Vanderbilt had given Davis the job of ending the war by removing William Walker from Nicaragua.”