Battle of Colonia del Sacramento (1826)

Battle of Colonia del Sacramento
Part of the Cisplatine War
The old walls of Colonia del Sacramento
Date 26 February 1826 – 14 March 1826 Location Colonia del Sacramento, Cisplatina, Empire of Brazil (present-day Uruguay) 34°28′15″S 57°51′11″W / 34.470702°S 57.853078°W / -34.470702; -57.853078 Result Brazilian victory[1][2]
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil	United Provinces Thirty-Three Orientals
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Rodrigues Frederico Mariath	William Brown Ramón Cáceres Juan A. Lavalleja
Strength
Besieged forces:[3] 1,500 soldiers Ships:[4] 1 brig 1 brigantine 2 schooners Total guns: Unknown, at least 24	Besieging troops:[5][6] 400 soldiers 2 cannons Ships:[5][7][8] 1 frigate 1 barque 3 brigs 1 schooner 1 pilot boat 8 gunboats Total guns: +110
Casualties and losses
84:[9][10] 32 killed 52 wounded 1 brig sunk	200[11]-500[9] killed, wounded and captured 1 brig sunk 3 gunboats captured
class=notpageimage| Location within Uruguay

The battle of Colonia del Sacramento (or Colônia do Sacramento) consisted of a series of failed attempts made by admiral William Brown of capturing the town of Colonia del Sacramento, which was under Brazilian control and being sieged on land by insurgent Uruguayan forces, in the context of the Cisplatine War between the Empire of Brazil and the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata. The confrontations began in the morning of 26 February 1826 and ended on 14 March 1826.