Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1826)

Battle of Colonia del Sacramento
	Part of the Cisplatine War
	; The old walls of Colonia del Sacramento
Date	26 February 1826 – 14 March 1826
Location	Colonia del Sacramento, Cisplatina, Empire of Brazil (present-day Uruguay)34.470702°S 57.853078°W
Result	Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil	United Provinces; Thirty-Three Orientals;
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Rodrigues; Frederico Mariath;	William Brown; Ramón Cáceres; Juan A. Lavalleja;
Strength
Besieged forces:; 1,500 soldiers; ; ; Ships:; 1 brig; 1 brigantine; 2 schooners; ; ; ; Total guns:; Unknown, at least 24	Besieging troops:; 400 soldiers; 2 cannons; ; Ships:; 1 frigate; 1 barque; 3 brigs; 1 schooner; 1 pilot boat; 8 gunboats; Total guns:; +110
Casualties and losses
84:; 32 killed; 52 wounded; 1 brig sunk	200-500 killed, wounded and captured 1 brig sunk; 3 gunboats captured
	Location within Uruguay

The battle of Colonia del Sacramento (or Colônia do Sacramento) consisted of a series of failed attempts made by admiral William Brown of capturing the town of Colonia del Sacramento, which was under Brazilian control and being sieged on land by insurgent Uruguayan forces, in the context of the Cisplatine War between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. The confrontations began in the morning of 26 February 1826 and ended on 14 March 1826.

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