Battle of Quilmes

Battle of Quilmes
	Part of the Cisplatine War
Date	29-30 July 1826
Location	Río de la Plata, Argentina33°57′15″S 58°23′45″W
Result	Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil	United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
James Norton	William Brown
Strength
Ships:; 1 frigate; 4 corvettes; 3 brigs; 4 schooners; 3 gunboats; Total guns: 208	Ships:; 1 frigate; 5 brigs; 3 schooners; 9 gunboats; ; Total guns: 138
Casualties and losses
No ships lost; 6 killed; 24 wounded	1 frigate sunk; 30-100 killed; 70-100 wounded

The naval Battle of Quilmes took place between a fleet of the Imperial Brazilian Navy, commanded by British admiral James Norton and a fleet of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata under the command of William Brown. The confrontations began at dawn on July 30, 1826 and lasted for three hours.

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