The naval Battle of Montevideo () of 21 October 1823 formed a part of the Siege of Montevideo, as Brazilian forces sought to capture the last Portuguese redoubt in the

Cisplatina Cisplatina () was a Brazilian province in existence from 1821 to 1828 created by the Luso-Brazilian invasion of the Banda Oriental. From 1815 until 1822 Brazil was a constituent kingdom of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algar ...

during the

War of Independence of Brazil The Brazilian War of Independence () was an armed conflict that led to the separation of Brazil from the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves. The war was fought across various regions of Brazil, including Bahia, Maranhão, Pará ...

. The battle was one of the few conventional naval battles between the two powers during the war. The Portuguese forces, a captured schooner and three armed transports, had endured the Brazilian blockade of the port but only sought to break it on 21 October. Despite heavy fighting neither side lost a ship, and the Portuguese withdrew to the port, with the conflict ending a month later with the surrender of Montevideo.

Order of Battle

Brazilian Navy (Captain of Sea and War Pedro Antônio Nunes)

*''Corvette Liberal'' (24) Flagship, Captain Lieutenant Antônio Salema Freire Garção *''Brig Cacique'' (18) Captain Lieutenant Antônio Joaquim do Couto *''Brig Guarani'' (16) First Lieutenant James Nicoll *''Brig Real Pedro'' (14) Second Lieutenant Francisco da Silva Lobão *''Schooner Leopoldina'' (12) First Lieutenant Francisco Bibiano de Castro *''Schooner Seis de Fevereiro'' (1) First Lieutenant Francisco de Paula Osório *''Schooner Cossaca'' (1) Second Lieutenant Jacinto Alves Branco Muniz Barreto

Portuguese Navy (Captain Lieutenant José Maria de Sousa Tavares)

*''Corvette Conde dos Arcos'' (26) Flagship, Sousa Tavares accumulated the role of commander of the naval force at the same time. *''Corvette Restauradora'' (16) Commander João Caetano de Bulhões Leotti *''Brig Líguri'' (16) Commander Procópio Lourenço de Andrade *''Schooner Maria Tereza'' (14) Commander Pedro Antônio da Silva

References

Naval battles involving Portugal Conflicts in 1823 Naval battles of the Brazilian War of Independence October 1823 1823 in Uruguay {{Brazil-battle-stub