naval engagement, First World War

Battle of Trindade

Name: Battle of Trindade
Start: 1914-09-14
Location: Brazil

Battle of Trindade was a naval engagement fought on 14 September 1914 in what is now Brazil. The recorded result: British victory. Recorded strength: SMS Cap Trafalgar against HMS Carmania.

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Fought14 September 1914

WhereBrazil20.483S, 29.300W

OutcomeBritish victory

BelligerentsGerman EmpireagainstUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Casualties and losses16–51 killed; 279 captured; Cap Trafalgar sunkand9 killed; Many wounded; Carmania damaged

Record

Date	14 September 1914
Place	Brazil 20.483S, 29.300W
Kind	Naval engagement, First World War
Strength	SMS Cap Trafalgar	HMS Carmania
Casualties and losses	16–51 killed; 279 captured; Cap Trafalgar sunk	9 killed; Many wounded; Carmania damaged

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 Abrolhos 1631, 1020 km W
Battle of 4 May 1823, 1274 km NW
Siege of Salvador 1822, 1288 km NW
First Battle of Salvador 1638, 1288 km NW
Second Battle of Salvador 1638, 1288 km NW

Elsewhere in 1914

First Battle of the Marne France
Battle of Tannenberg Poland
Battle of Liège Belgium
Battle of the Falkland Islands Argentina
Battle of Sarikamish Turkey

Battle of Trindade is one of 2,997 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Brazil.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q4872595, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Sinking of SMS Cap Trafalgar, revision 1378607980, 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.