Battle of Montevideo (1823)
Battle between the Brazilian Empire and Portugal; Brazilian victory
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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 Brazilian War of Independence.
| 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 | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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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.[2]
Order of Battle
Brazilian Navy (Captain of Sea and War Pedro Antônio Nunes)
- Corvette Liberal (24) Flagship, Captain Lieutenant Antônio Salema Freire Garção
- Brig Cacique (18) Captain Lieutenant Antônio Joaquim do Couto
- Brig Guarani (16) First Lieutenant James Nicoll
- Brig Real Pedro (14) Second Lieutenant Francisco da Silva Lobão
- Schooner Leopoldina (12) First Lieutenant Francisco Bibiano de Castro
- Schooner Seis de Fevereiro (1) First Lieutenant Francisco de Paula Osório
- Schooner Cossaca (1) Second Lieutenant Jacinto Alves Branco Muniz Barreto
Portuguese Navy (Captain Lieutenant José Maria de Sousa Tavares)
- Corvette Conde dos Arcos (26) Flagship, Sousa Tavares accumulated the role of commander of the naval force at the same time.
- Corvette Restauradora (16) Commander João Caetano de Bulhões Leotti
- Brig Líguri (16) Commander Procópio Lourenço de Andrade
- Schooner Maria Tereza (14) Commander Pedro Antônio da Silva
