The naval Battle of Quilmes took place between a fleet of the

Imperial Brazilian Navy The Imperial Brazilian Navy (Portuguese: ''Armada Nacional'', commonly known as ''Armada Imperial'') was the navy created at the time of the independence of the Empire of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. It exis ...

, commanded by British admiral James Norton and a fleet of the

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata The United Provinces of the Río de la Plata ( es, link=no, Provincias Unidas del Río de la Plata), earlier known as the United Provinces of South America ( es, link=no, Provincias Unidas de Sudamérica), was a name adopted in 1816 by the Co ...

under the command of William Brown. The confrontations began at dawn on July 30, 1826 and lasted for three hours.

Background

On the night of July 29, while an Argentine convoy of troops and military equipment carried out a crossing to the

Banda Oriental Banda Oriental, or more fully Banda Oriental del Uruguay (Eastern Bank), was the name of the South American territories east of the Uruguay River and north of Río de la Plata that comprise the modern nation of Uruguay; the modern state of Rio Gra ...

, escorted by the ''Río de la Plata'' schooner that was commanded by captain Leonardo Rosales, admiral Brown, with a force integrated by the ''25 de Mayo'' frigate (flagship), the ''Congreso'', ''Independencia'', ''Republica'' and ''General Balcarce''

brigs A brig is a type of sailing vessel defined by its rig: two masts which are both square-rigged. Brigs originated in the second half of the 18th century and were a common type of smaller merchant vessel or warship from then until the latter part ...

, the ''Sarandí'' schooner and other small ships in a total of 18, was in his usual base waiting for the convoy's arrival and left the port in an unsuccessful attempt to surprise the Brazilians. The Brazilian fleet, commanded by captain Norton, was composed of the ''Niterói'' frigate, the

corvettes A corvette is a small warship. It is traditionally the smallest class of vessel considered to be a proper (or " rated") warship. The warship class above the corvette is that of the frigate, while the class below was historically that of the sloop ...

''Liberal'', ''Maria da Glória'', ''Maceió'' and ''Itaparica'', the brigs ''Pirajá'', ''Caboclo'' and ''29 de Agosto'', the schooners ''Leal Paulistana'', ''Dona Paula'', ''Conceição'' and ''7 de Março'' and a few gunboats, with a total of more than 200 guns. From 8 o'clock onwards, the fleet continued to sail until midnight, when it anchored to the east of the outer channel, near Ensenada waiting for the return of the convoy to attack it, which it finally did near the coast of

Quilmes Quilmes () is a city on the coast of the Rio de la Plata, in the , on the south east of the Greater Buenos Aires. The city was founded in 1666 and it is the seat of the eponymous county. With a population of 230,810, it is located south of the ...

Order of Battle

Empire of Brazil

United Provinces of the Río de la Plata

Battle

As Scheina puts it:

References

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External links

Ships of the United Provinces of the River Plate

Ships of War

* ttp://www.ara.mil.ar/ Official site of the Argentine Navy
Official site of Brazilian Navy
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