naval engagement, nineteenth century

Battle of El Espinillo

Name: Battle of El Espinillo
Start: 1893-09-29
Location: El Espinillo, Argentina

Battle of El Espinillo was a naval engagement fought on 29 September 1893 at El Espinillo, in what is now Argentina. It was part of the Revolution of 1893, Argentina. The recorded result: Government victory. Recorded strength: 1 ironclad; 1 torpedo boat against 1 ironclad.

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Fought29 September 1893

WhereEl Espinillo, Argentina32.953S, 60.602W

OutcomeGovernment victory

BelligerentsArgentina; * 20px Federal governmentagainstArgentina; * 20px Radical Civic Union

Casualties and lossesNoneand1 Ironclad disabled

Part ofRevolution of 1893, Argentina

Record

Date	29 September 1893
Place	El Espinillo, Argentina 32.953S, 60.602W
Kind	Naval engagement, nineteenth century
Strength	1 ironclad; 1 torpedo boat	1 ironclad
Casualties and losses	None	1 Ironclad disabled; 4 seamen (1 loyal, 3 rebels) killed in previous actions

The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of San Lorenzo 1846, 25 km NW
Battle of San Lorenzo 1813, 26 km NW
Battle of Quebracho 1846, 28 km N
Battle of Cepeda 1820, 38 km W
Battle of Cepeda 1859, 48 km S

Elsewhere in 1893

Battle of El Espinillo is one of 3,507 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 103 in present-day Argentina.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q5778820, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of El Espinillo, revision 1380315438, 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.