siege, nineteenth century
Siege of Montevideo
Siege of Montevideo was a siege conducted on 20 January 1823 at Montevideo, in what is now Uruguay; it lasted 14 months. It was part of the Brazilian War of Independence, which ran from 1822 to 1824. The recorded result: Brazilian victory. Recorded strength: 3,000; Ships: 1 corvette; 3 brigs; 2 schooners against 4,000; Ships: 2 corvettes; 1 brig; 1 schooner.
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Where it sits in the Brazilian War of Independence
Record
| Date | 20 January 1823 to 8 March 1824 | |
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| Place | Montevideo, Uruguay 34.867S, 56.167W | |
| Kind | Siege, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | 3,000; Ships: 1 corvette; 3 brigs; 2 schooners | 4,000; Ships: 2 corvettes; 1 brig; 1 schooner |
| Casualties and losses | Unknown | Unknown |
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Nearest engagements
- Great Siege of Montevideo 1843, same recorded site
- Siege of Montevideo 1811, same recorded site
- Siege of Montevideo 1812, same recorded site
- Battle of Cerrito 1812, 1.5 km N
- Battle of Cardal 1807, 2.3 km SW
Contested ground: this site was fought over 7 times between 1807 and 1843.
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Itaparica 1823
- After: Battle of Jenipapo 13 March 1823
- All 8 engagements of Brazilian War of Independence
Elsewhere in 1823
- Battle of Trocadero Spain
- Battle of Karpenisi Greece
- Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo Venezuela
- Second Siege of Missolonghi Greece
- Battle of Ibarra Ecuador
Siege of Montevideo 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 Q4337408, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Siege of Montevideo (1823), revision 1375627950, 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.