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Battle of Colonia del Sacramento

Battle of Colonia del Sacramento was a battle fought on 21 April 1807 at Colonia del Sacramento, in what is now Uruguay; it lasted 1 day. It was part of the Anglo-Spanish War, which ran from 1796 to 1808. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: 1,500 militiamen against 1,000 soldiers.

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Fought21 April 1807lasted 1 day
WhereColonia del Sacramento, Uruguay34.471S, 57.844W
OutcomeBritish victory
Belligerents23px SpainagainstBritain
Casualties and losses8 dead; 16 woundedand1 dead; 3 wounded
Part ofAnglo-Spanish War1796 to 1808

Where it sits in the Anglo-Spanish War

Action of 13 October 1796, 1796Action of 19 December 1796, 1796Battle of Cape St. Vincent, 1797Action of 26 April 1797, 1797Action of 19 January 1799, 1799Action of 16 October 1799, 1799Cutting out of the Hermione, 1799Battle of Montevideo, 1807Battle of Cardal, 1807Battle of Colonia del Sacramento, 1807Action of 2 June 1807, 180717961807Battle of Colonia del Sacramento, 1807
11 placed engagements of the Anglo-Spanish War in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date21 April 1807
to 22 April 1807
PlaceColonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
34.471S, 57.844W
KindBattle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic
Strength1,500 militiamen1,000 soldiers
Casualties and losses8 dead; 16 wounded1 dead; 3 wounded
Commanders
  • Francisco Javier de Elio
  • Dennis Pack
Battle of Colonia del SacramentoBattle of Colonia del SacramentoSiege of Colonia del SacramentoBattle of Colonia del SacramentoBattle of Punta ColaresBattle of EnsenadaBattle of Monte SantiagoBattle of EnsenadaMontevideoDuraznoSan José de MayoZárateLujánMercedesChascomúsLobos100 km34.471S, 57.844W
The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Contested ground: this site was fought over 3 times between 1704 and 1826.

In the same war

Elsewhere in 1807

Battle of Colonia del Sacramento is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 32 in present-day Uruguay.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2887895, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1807), revision 1370437500, 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.