Battle of Rio de Janeiro

Battle of Rio de Janeiro
	Part of the War of the Spanish Succession
Date	12–22 September 1711
Location	Rio de Janeiro, State of Brazil
Result	French victory
Belligerents
Portuguese Empire State of Brazil;	France
Commanders and leaders
Gaspar Ataíde; Francisco de Castro;	René Duguay-Trouin
Strength
14–15,000Ships:; 4 ships of the line	+3,800Ships:; 7 ships of the line; 5 frigates; 1 galliot; 3 bomb-ketches
Casualties and losses
	~300

The Battle of Rio de Janeiro was a raid in September 1711 on the port of Rio de Janeiro in the War of Spanish Succession by a French squadron under René Duguay-Trouin. The Portuguese defenders, including the city's governor and an admiral of the fleet anchored there, were unable to put up effective resistance in spite of numerical advantages and the city had to pay a ransom to avoid destruction of its defences.

^ Boxer 1962, p. 96, "The Portuguese had 1,000 regular troops, 2,000 marines, 4,000 citizens in arms and 7 or 8,000 Blacks".
^ ^a ^b Boxer 1962, p. 94.
^ Boxer 1962, p. 96.

[FOOTNOTEBoxer196296"The_Portuguese_had_1,000_regular_troops,_2,000_marines,_4,000_citizens_in_arms_and_7_or_8,000_Blacks"-1] Boxer 1962, p. 96, "The Portuguese had 1,000 regular troops, 2,000 marines, 4,000 citizens in arms and 7 or 8,000 Blacks".

[FOOTNOTEBoxer196294-2] Boxer 1962, p. 94.

[FOOTNOTEBoxer196296-3] Boxer 1962, p. 96.

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