Question

Name the two individuals that worked with fifty-seven followers to conquer nicaragua.

Answer 1

The two individuals are William Walker and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Cornelius Vanderbilt had established the Accessory Transit Company to span Nicaragua and connect to his steamships.  While William Walker he oblige an independent command when he take place in Nicaragua. He quickly start a blundering shoot down, and was lucky to survive.

Answer 2

There are two main figures that fit into this description:

William Walker gathered a group of people that were known as "the immortals". These were recruited by Walker, many of them were former mine workers. Together this group of people entered Nicaragua, that was in the midst of civil war. Thanks to his military victories, he later actually became elected president of Nicaragua.

The counterpart to him  was Cornelius Vanderbril, As William Walker was doing all possible to maintain, he received military and economic aid from Byron Cole to retain his control of Nicaragua, the Latin American Allies were on their side working with Cornelius Vanderbilt a and finally were capable to dethrone the self-appointed “President of Nicaragua,” This ended American influence on the small country.