Battle of Quilmes

Battle of Quilmes
Part of the Cisplatine War
Date 29-30 July 1826 Location Río de la Plata, Argentina 33°57′15″S 58°23′45″W / 33.95417°S 58.39583°W / -33.95417; -58.39583 Result Brazilian victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil	United Provinces
Commanders and leaders
James Norton	William Brown
Strength
Ships:[1][2] 1 frigate 4 corvettes 3 brigs 4 schooners 3 gunboats Total guns: 208	Ships:[1][3] 1 frigate 5 brigs 3 schooners 9 gunboats Total guns: 138
Casualties and losses
No ships lost 6 killed 24 wounded[4][3]	1 frigate sunk 30-100 killed 70-100 wounded[4][5][1]

The naval Battle of Quilmes took place between a fleet of the Imperial Brazilian Navy, commanded by British admiral James Norton and a fleet of the United Provinces of the Río de la Plata under the command of William Brown. The confrontations began at dawn on July 30, 1826 and lasted for three hours.^[4]