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| Battle of 4 May | |||||||
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| Part of the Brazilian War of Independence | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Empire of Brazil |
 Kingdom of Portugal | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Thomas Cochrane |
João Félix Pereira de Campos | ||||||
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Ships:[1] 1 Ship of the Line 2 Frigates 2 Corvettes 2 Brigs |
Ships:[2] 1 Ship of the Line 2 Frigates 3 Corvettes 3 "Charruas" 1 Lugger 1 Brig 1 Schooner 1 Smack | ||||||
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| None lost | None lost | ||||||
The Battle of 4 May was fought in open sea near Salvador, Bahia, on May 4, 1823, between the Brazilian Navy, under the command of a former admiral of the British Royal Navy, Thomas Cochrane, and the Portuguese Navy during the Brazilian War of Independence.[2]
Ships involved:
Brazil (Cochrane)
Names of the ships involved followed by the amount of cannons that ship had (when the amount is known):
- Pedro I 64 (flag, captain Crosbie)
- Maria da Glória (Beaurepaire)
- Piranga (Jowett)
- Liberal (Garcão)
- Guarani
- Real
- Nitheroy (Taylor)
Portugal
Names of the ships involved followed by the amount of cannons that ship had (when the amount is known):
- Dom João 74
- Constituição 50
- Pérola 44
- Princesa Real 28
- Calypso 22
- Regeneração 26
- Activa 22
- Doze de Fevereiro 26
- Audaz 20
- São Gualter 20
- Príncipe do Brazil 26
- Restauração 26
- Conceição 8
References