Battle of Montevideo (1823)
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.
| 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 | ||||||
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1 Corvette 3 Brigs 3 Schooners |
2 Corvettes 1 Brig 1 Schooner | ||||||
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.
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