Action of 2 June 1807

Action of 2 June 1807
	Part of the British invasions of the River Plate and the Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808)
	; A Spanish privateer sloop of war
Date	2/3 June 1807
Location	Mouth of Paraná Guazú river33°59′43″S 58°23′37″W
Result	Spanish victory; • Safe passage of Spanish shipping to Buenos Aires through Paraná river
Belligerents
Spain Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata;	United Kingdom
Commanders and leaders
Francisco de Castro; Francisco Pareja †	G. Douglas
Strength
1 sloop; 1 felucca	1 schooner
Casualties and losses
1 killed, 8 wounded	2 wounded; 1 schooner out of action

The action of 2 June 1807 was an engagement during the British invasions of the River Plate between a British Royal Navy schooner and two Spanish small vessels, a privateer sloop and a felucca, at the mouth of the Paraná Guazú river. The encounter took place when the British warship, assisted by two armed boats, was searching for Spanish shipping off Punta Gorda, in the mouth of the Uruguay river.

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