Battle of Montevideo (1823)

Battle of Montevideo
	Part of the Brazilian War of Independence
	; O Combate Naval de Montevidéu, by Trajano Augusto de Carvalho, 1938.
Date	21 October 1823
Location	Río de la Plata, off of Montevideo, Uruguay
Result	Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil	Kingdom of Portugal
Commanders and leaders
Pedro Antônio Nunes	José Maria de Sousa tavares
Strength
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

Brazilian Navy (Captain of Sea and War Pedro Antônio Nunes)

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

Portuguese Navy (Captain Lieutenant José Maria de Sousa Tavares)

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

^ Lawrence Sondhaus (4 May 2004). Navies in Modern World History. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-455-7.

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[Sondhaus2004-1] Lawrence Sondhaus (4 May 2004). Navies in Modern World History. Reaktion Books. ISBN 978-1-86189-455-7.

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