Battle of Monte Santiago

Battle of Monte Santiago
Part of the Cisplatine War
Battle of Monte Santiago, oil on canvas by Edoardo de Martino
Date April 7–8, 1827 Location Ensenada coast, Argentina Result Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil Imperial Navy	United Provinces Argentine Navy
Commanders and leaders
James Norton	William Brown
Strength
Ships:[a][1][2] 1 frigate 2 corvettes 5 brigs 8 schooners 1 lugger 1 patache Total guns: 229	Ships:[3][4][5] 1 corvette 2 brigs 1 schooner Total guns: 65
Casualties and losses
No ships lost 1 brig heavily damaged 30-40 killed or wounded[6]	2 brigs sunk 1 schooner damaged 54 killed 160 wounded[7][8][5]

The naval Battle of Monte Santiago was fought on 7–8 April 1827, between the Argentine Navy and the Imperial Brazilian Navy, during the Cisplatine War. It was a decisive Brazilian victory, with the allied forces losing its best ships. The battle is highlighted by Argentine historians as one of the most courageous and ferocious naval encounters in the country's history.^[9] On that day, Captain Francis Drummond (engaged to Admiral Brown's daughter Elisa) died on deck, firing his marooned ship's cannons instead of retreating.^[10]

Its result meant a severe setback for the smaller Argentine Navy. From that moment on, only corsair raids against commerce ships could be undertaken by the Argentine Navy and the naval blockade imposed on Buenos Aires by the Brazilian Navy caused serious problems to the export-oriented Argentine economy.^[11]

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