battle, nineteenth century

Battle of Montevideo

Name: Battle of Montevideo
Location: Río de la Plata, Brazil

Battle of Montevideo was a battle fought in 1823 at Río de la Plata, in what is now Brazil. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Río de la Plata. The recorded result: Inconclusive. Recorded strength: 1 Corvette; 3 Brigs; 3 Schooners against 2 Corvettes; 1 Brig; 1 Schooner.

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Fought1823

WhereRío de la Plata, Brazil34.883S, 56.714W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeInconclusive

BelligerentsEmpire of BrazilagainstKingdom of Portugal

Record

Date	1823 (year precision)
Place	Río de la Plata, Brazil 34.883S, 56.714W
Kind	Battle, nineteenth century
Strength	1 Corvette; 3 Brigs; 3 Schooners	2 Corvettes; 1 Brig; 1 Schooner
Commanders	Pedro Antônio Nunes	José Maria de Sousa tavares

Placed at Río de la Plata; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Montevideo 1807, 47 km E
Battle of Cardal 1807, 48 km E
Battle of Cerrito 1812, 50 km E
Great Siege of Montevideo 1843, 50 km E
Siege of Montevideo 1811, 50 km E

Elsewhere in 1823

Battle of Trocadero Spain
Battle of Karpenisi Greece
Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo Venezuela
Battle of 4 May Brazil
Second Siege of Missolonghi Greece

Battle of Montevideo is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 61 in present-day Brazil.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q16497166, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Montevideo (1823), revision 1371222972, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.