Battle of Los Pozos
| Battle of Los Pozos | |||||||
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| Part of the Cisplatine War | |||||||
Combate de los Pozos, by José Murature, 1850 | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Empire of Brazil | United Provinces | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| James Norton | William Brown | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 31 warships |
1 frigate 3 brigs 8 gunboats | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| None | 1 dead | ||||||
The Battle of Los Pozos took place in 11 June 1826 in the Río de la Plata, off Buenos Aires. The larger Brazilian fleet attempted to defeat the Argentine fleet, which had been raiding shipping around Montevideo and attacking Brazilian warships in isolated engagements. The battle was indecisive.