Battle of Juncal

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The naval Battle of Juncal took place on 9 February 1827 between the newly independent fleets of Argentina, under William Brown, and Brazil, under Pereira. It was a decisive Argentinian victory, 12 Brazilian vessels being captured, including their flagship with the admiral on board and 3 burnt out of 17.

Ships involved:

[edit] Argentina (Brown)

Sarandi 7 (Coe)
Balcarce 23 (Segui)
Maldonado 8 (Espora)
Pepa 2 (Silva)
Guanaco 8 (Granville)
Union 10 (Shannon)
Uruguay 7 (Mason)
8 1-gun launches

[edit] Brazil (Pereira)

Oriental 11 (flag) - Captured
Januaria 14 - Captured
Batioca 8 - Captured
4 2-gun schooners - Captured
4 2-gun gunboats - Captured
? - Captured
3 vessels - Burnt
2 others