siege, nineteenth century

Siege of Caçapava

Name: Siege of Caçapava
Location: Brazil

Siege of Caçapava was a siege conducted in 1837 in what is now Brazil. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of the Farroupilha Revolution, which ran from 1835 to 1845. The recorded result: Republican victory. Recorded strength: "More than 1000 men" against 540-900 men.

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Fought1837

WhereBrazil23.101S, 45.707W, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeRepublican victory

BelligerentsRiograndense RepublicagainstEmpire of Brazil

Casualties and lossesUnknownand540-900 men captured; 15 guns captured

Part ofFarroupilha Revolution1835 to 1845

Where it sits in the Farroupilha Revolution

8 placed engagements of the Farroupilha Revolution in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date	1837 (year precision) to 1837
Place	Brazil 23.101S, 45.707W
Kind	Siege, nineteenth century
Strength	"More than 1000 men"	540-900 men
Casualties and losses	Unknown	540-900 men captured; 15 guns captured
Commanders	Antônio de Sousa Neto

Placed at its recorded location; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Rio de Janeiro 1711, 260 km E
Battle of Rio de Janeiro 1710, 260 km E
Battle of Passo Fundo 1894, 895 km SW
Battle of Abrolhos 1631, 924 km NE
Battle of Ponte da Azenha 1835, 946 km SW

In the same war

Before: Battle of Fanfa 3 October 1836
After: Battle of Barro Vermelho 30 April 1838
All 8 engagements of Farroupilha Revolution

Elsewhere in 1837

Siege of Caçapava is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Brazil.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q140365627, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Caçapava, revision 1375838979, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.