Battle of Monte Santiago

Battle of Monte Santiago
	Part of the Cisplatine War
	; Battle of Monte Santiago, oil on canvas by Edoardo de Martino
Date	April 7–8, 1827
Location	Ensenada coast, Argentina
Result	Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil Imperial Navy;	United Provinces Argentine Navy;
Commanders and leaders
James Norton	William Brown
Strength
Ships: ; 1 frigate ; 2 corvettes ; 5 brigs ; 8 schooners ; 1 lugger ; 1 patache ; Total guns: 229	Ships: ; 1 corvette ; 2 brigs ; 1 schooner ; ; ; ; Total guns: 65
Casualties and losses
No ships lost ; 1 brig heavily damaged ; 30-40 killed or wounded	2 brigs sunk ; 1 schooner damaged ; 54 killed ; 160 wounded

The naval Battle of Monte Santiago was fought on 7–8 April 1827, between the Argentine Navy and the Imperial Brazilian Navy, during the Cisplatine War. It was a decisive Brazilian victory, with the allied forces losing its best ships. The battle is highlighted by Argentine historians as one of the most courageous and ferocious naval encounters in the country's history. On that day, Captain Francis Drummond (engaged to Admiral Brown's daughter Elisa) died on deck, firing his marooned ship's cannons instead of retreating.

Its result meant a severe setback for the smaller Argentine Navy. From that moment on, only corsair raids against commerce ships could be undertaken by the Argentine Navy and the naval blockade imposed on Buenos Aires by the Brazilian Navy caused serious problems to the export-oriented Argentine economy.

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