Siege of Salvador

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Strength

At the beginning: 1,500^[1]
At the end: 14,000^[2]

Ships:^[3]
1 Ship of the Line
3 Frigates
2 Corvettes
3 Brigs
1 "Charrua"
1 Brig-Schooner

At the beginning: 3,000^[4]
At the end: 10,500^[5]

Ships:^[6]
1 Ship of the Line
2 Frigates
1 "Charrua"
8 Corvettes
2 Brigs
1 Smack

Casualties and losses

750 dead
280 wounded

2.500 dead
700 wounded
300 captured

Brazilian War of Independence

Jenipapo Pirajá Itaparica May 4 Salvador Montevideo (Siege) Montevideo (Naval battle) Caxias Belém

The Siege of Salvador occurred during the Brazilian War of Independence, during which the Brazilian Army, under Pierre Labatut, attempted to capture the city of Salvador in Bahia from its Portuguese Army defenders. The siege lasted from 2 March 1822 until 2 July 1823, finally ending when the Portuguese commander, Inácio Luís Madeira de Melo, surrendered his forces to the Brazilians.^[7]

Notes

↑ Rodrigues 1975, p. 206.
↑ Rodrigues 1975, p. 218.
↑ MAIA, Prado. A Marinha de Guerra do Brasil na Colônia e no Império (2a. ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Cátedra, 1975, p.72 and 74
↑ Rodrigues 1975, p. 206.
↑ Rodriques 1975, p. 218.
↑ Rodrigues 1975, p. 218.
↑ Diégues 2004, pp. 162–167.

Rodrigues, José Honório (1975). Independência: Revolução e Contra-Revolução - As Forças Armadas. Rio de Janeiro: F. Alves.
Diégues, Fernando (2004). A revolução brasílica. Rio de Janeiro: Objetiva.

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