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. Then, General Peiro (Pedro) Meira, in the naval ship Sao Paulo, captured Puerto Talboa.

[edit] 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