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Battle of Cachoeira

Battle of Cachoeira was a battle fought in 1822 at Cachoeira, in what is now Brazil. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Cachoeira. It was part of the Brazilian War of Independence, which ran from 1822 to 1824. The recorded result: Brazilian victory.

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Fought1822
WhereCachoeira, Brazil12.618S, 38.956W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBrazilian victory
BelligerentsKingdom of BrazilagainstPortuguese Empire
Part ofBrazilian War of Independence1822 to 1824

Where it sits in the Brazilian War of Independence

Battle of Cachoeira, 1822Siege of Salvador, 1822Battle of Pirajá, 1822Battle of Itaparica, 1823Siege of Montevideo, 1823Battle of Jenipapo, 1823Battle of 4 May, 1823Siege of Caxias, 182318221823Battle of Cachoeira, 1822
8 placed engagements of the Brazilian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1822 (year precision)
PlaceCachoeira, Brazil
12.618S, 38.956W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Battle of CachoeiraBattle of CachoeiraBahia incidentBattle in the Bay of San SalvadorBattle of ItaparicaSiege of SalvadorFirst Battle of SalvadorBahia incidentBattle of ItaparicaSiege of SalvadorFeira de SantanaAlagoinhasValençaSerrinhaItaberabaJaguaquara100 km12.618S, 38.956W
Placed at Cachoeira; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Cachoeira 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 Q111918023, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Cachoeira, revision 1379975975, 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.