Battle of Quilmes

Battle of Quilmes
Part of the Cisplatine War
Date29-30 July 1826
Location
Río de la Plata, Argentina
33°57′15″S 58°23′45″W / 33.95417°S 58.39583°W / -33.95417; -58.39583
Result Brazilian victory
Belligerents
 Empire of Brazil Argentina United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
Empire of Brazil James Norton Argentina William Brown
Strength

Ships:[1][2]
1 frigate
4 corvettes
3 brigs
4 schooners
3 gunboats

Total guns: 208

Ships:[1][3]
1 frigate
5 brigs
3 schooners
9 gunboats

Total guns: 138
Casualties and losses
No ships lost
6 killed
24 wounded[4][3]		 1 frigate sunk
30-100 killed
70-100 wounded[4][5][1]

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.[4]

  1. ^ a b c Donato 1987, p. 339.
  2. ^ Garcia 2012, p. 426.
  3. ^ a b Garcia 2012, p. 427.
  4. ^ a b c Scheina 2003, p. 161.
  5. ^ Garcia 2012, p. 428.