Battle of Montevideo (1823)
| Battle of Montevideo | |||||||
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| Part of the Brazilian War of Independence | |||||||
 O Combate Naval de Montevidéu, by Trajano Augusto de Carvalho, 1938. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Empire of Brazil |
 Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Pedro Antônio Nunes | José Maria de Sousa tavares | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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1 Corvette 3 Brigs 3 Schooners |
2 Corvettes 1 Brig 1 Schooner | ||||||
The naval Battle of Montevideo (Portuguese: Batalha Naval de Montevidéu) of 21 October 1823 formed a part of the Siege of Montevideo, as Brazilian forces sought to capture the last Portuguese redoubt in the Cisplatina during the War of Independence of Brazil.
The battle was one of the few conventional naval battles between the two powers during the war. The Portuguese forces, a captured schooner and three armed transports, had endured the Brazilian blockade of the port but only sought to break it on 21 October.
Despite heavy fighting neither side lost a ship, and the Portuguese withdrew to the port, with the conflict ending a month later with the surrender of Montevideo.[1]
Order of Battle
[edit]Brazilian Navy (Captain of Sea and War Pedro Antônio Nunes)
[edit]- Corvette Liberal (24) Flagship, Captain Lieutenant Antônio Salema Freire Garção
- Brig Cacique (18) Captain Lieutenant Antônio Joaquim do Couto
- Brig Guarani (16) First Lieutenant James Nicoll
- Brig Real Pedro (14) Second Lieutenant Francisco da Silva Lobão
- Schooner Leopoldina (12) First Lieutenant Francisco Bibiano de Castro
- Schooner Seis de Fevereiro (1) First Lieutenant Francisco de Paula Osório
- Schooner Cossaca (1) Second Lieutenant Jacinto Alves Branco Muniz Barreto
Brazilian Navy (Captain Lieutenant José Maria de Sousa Tavares)
[edit]- Corvette Conde dos Arcos (26) Flagship, Sousa Tavares accumulated the role of commander of the naval force at the same time.
- Corvette Restauradora (16) Commander João Caetano de Bulhões Leotti
- Brig Líguri (16) Commander Procópio Lourenço de Andrade
- Schooner Maria Tereza (14) Commander Pedro Antônio da Silva
References
[edit]- ^ Lawrence Sondhaus (4 May 2004). Navies in Modern World History. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-455-7.
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