Revolta da Armada

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Brazilian Naval Revolt
Date 1893–1894 Location Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Result Government victory
Belligerents
Brazil Support: United States	Navy mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Floriano Peixoto Hermes da Fonseca Jerônimo Gonçalves Antônio M. César José Jardim Andrew E. K. Benham Willard H. Brownson	Custódio de Melo Saldanha da Gama Eduardo Wandenkolk
Strength
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:[1] 2 coastal battleships 4 cruisers 2 monitor 1 gunboat 7 torpedo boats 9 auxiliary cruisers
Casualties and losses
4 ships sunk Several fortifications destroyed or severely damaged	12 ships sunk Large

The Brazilian Naval Revolts, or the Revoltas da Armada (in Portuguese), 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.^[2]