Commodore John Charles Pritz (Portuguese: João Carlos Pedro Pritz) was a

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mariner who had a career with the Brazilian Imperial Navy during the

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Biography

Pritz was part of the First Division, also called ''División Bloqueo'', of the Brazilian navy operating in the waters of the

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during the Cisplatine War. The mission of this squadron, initially commanded by James Norton but eventually taken over by Pritz, was to blockade the primary Argentine port of

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. Although the squadron had superior resources compared to the Argentine navy, commanded by William Brown, it was unable to stop the Argentines from routinely escaping. While in command of the

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'', Pritz participated in the naval battles of Los Pozos on 11 June 1826 and of Quilmes on 30 June 1826. On 8 April 1827, Pritz—by that time a commodore, was one of the participants in the Battle of Monte Santiago, in which the superior firepower of the Brazilians forced two grounded Argentine brigs to rely on the support of a schooner.

References

:* Carranza, Angel Justiniano, "Campañas Navales de la República Argentina", Talleres de Guillermo Kraft Ltda., Buenos Aires, 2º edición, 1962 :*Arguindeguy, Pablo E. CL, y Rodríguez, Horacio CL; "Buques de la Armada Argentina 1810-1852 sus comandos y operaciones", Buenos Aires, Instituto Nacional Browniano, 1999 :*Vale, Brian, ''Una guerra entre ingleses'', Instituto De Publicaciones Navales, 2005, {{DEFAULTSORT:Pritz, John Charles Danish sailors Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown