Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1826)

Battle of Colonia del Sacramento
Part of the Cisplatine War

The old walls of Colonia del Sacramento
Date26 February 1826 – 14 March 1826
Location
Colonia del Sacramento, Cisplatina, Empire of Brazil (present-day Uruguay)
34°28′15″S 57°51′11″W / 34.470702°S 57.853078°W / -34.470702; -57.853078
Result Brazilian victory[1][2]
Belligerents
 Empire of Brazil
Commanders and leaders
Strength

Besieged forces:[3]
1,500 soldiers


Ships:[4]
1 brig
1 brigantine
2 schooners



Total guns:
Unknown, at least 24

Besieging troops:[5][6]
400 soldiers
2 cannons

Ships:[5][7][8]
1 frigate
1 barque
3 brigs
1 schooner
1 pilot boat
8 gunboats

Total guns:
+110
Casualties and losses
84:[9][10]
32 killed
52 wounded
1 brig sunk
200[11]-500[9] killed, wounded and captured
1 brig sunk
3 gunboats captured
Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1826) is located in Uruguay
Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1826)
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Location within Uruguay

The battle of Colonia del Sacramento (or Colônia do Sacramento) consisted of a series of failed attempts made by admiral William Brown of capturing the town of Colonia del Sacramento, which was under Brazilian control and being sieged on land by insurgent Uruguayan forces, in the context of the Cisplatine War between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. The confrontations began in the morning of 26 February 1826 and ended on 14 March 1826.

  1. ^ Barroso 2019, p. 137: "Brown, escondido entre as ilhas de Hornos, bateu a plumagem rumo de Buenos Aires no dia 14, escapando à ação da esquadra imperial e, apesar do insucesso de seus planos, dum verdadeiro desastre, na opinião de Carranza e Baldrich, salvando quase todos os seus navios".
  2. ^ Carranza 1916, p. 71: "A la verdad, los resultados no compensaron sacrificios tan lastimosos, y la catástrofe de la Colonia será por siempre en nuestros fastos navales, una página sombreada por el ciprés de la derrota, mas no por el crespón maldito de la ignominia pues que todos habían cumplido su deber hasta el heroísmo".
  3. ^ Serviço de Doumentação da Marinha 2006, p. 91.
  4. ^ Carranza 1916, p. 57.
  5. ^ a b Carneiro 1946, p. 184.
  6. ^ Carranza 1916, p. 68.
  7. ^ Donato 1987, p. 269.
  8. ^ Carranza 1916, pp. 55–56, 61, 68.
  9. ^ a b Carneiro 1946, p. 186.
  10. ^ Garcia 2012, p. 208.
  11. ^ Carranza 1916, p. 70.