Brazilian Naval Revolts
| Brazilian Naval Revolts | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Brazil Support: United States | Navy mutineers | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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| Strength | |||||||
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10 forts (Army control) Loyalist Navy Squad: 2 cruisers 1 torpedo-boat destroyer 6 torpedo boats 2 monitors 4 auxiliary cruisers 2 gunboats |
1 fort (rebel control) Rebel Navy Squad: 2 coastal battleships 4 cruisers 2 monitor 1 gunboat 7 torpedo boats 9 auxiliary cruisers | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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4 ships sunk Several fortifications destroyed or severely damaged |
12 ships sunk Large | ||||||
The Brazilian Naval Revolts (Portuguese: Revoltas da Armada) were armed mutinies promoted mainly by admirals Custódio José de Melo and Saldanha da Gama and their fleet of rebel Brazilian navy ships against the claimed unconstitutional staying in power of president Floriano Peixoto.
The revolts had a number of causes: "personal animosities in the ruling elite; friction in federal-state relations and between the president and Congress; militarism; government extravagance; army navy rivalry; and some lingering monarchical sentiments following the overthrow of the empire in 1889."
The United States supported the incumbent government against the insurgents.