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Luis Molina caught up with them and immediately presented battle. With the first shots the
Brazilian commander Shepherd fell dead and was supplanted by William Eyre. Soon they were surrounded by guerrillas who proceeded to encircle the Imperial forces, setting fire to the vegetation, a fact that forced Eyre to order a withdrawal to the ships, without noticing that they already had been taken over by the Argentines.
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This "rearguard" occupied visible positions in the fort, pretending that the
Argentine forces would resist in that place, without going out to fight. This contributed in a fundamental way to the surprise effect used by the Argentine troops in the battle, since the spies sent by the Imperials reported
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This last ship was sunk off the town of Carmen de
Patagones. Remains of her hull are still buried in the bed of the Negro river in that place, and her huge flag was exposed for more than one and a half century, being in recent years on one side of the atrium of the town's church. In the 1990s, the
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The defenders, unaware of the location and intentions of the imperial column, discovered the tracks of the
Brazilian advance and began preparations for the defense. On the Cerro de la Caballada, the republican militias led by Second Lieutenant Sebastián Olivera and the gauchos of the baqueano José
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The
Brazilian column began the march on the hot night of the 7th, having to do so through sandy terrain covered with thick thorny bushes, which forced the officers to be transported on their soldiers' shoulders. They also had the additional difficulty of not having a competent guide, which led to
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Two of the seven
Brazilian imperial flags that were conquered on March 7, 1827 are preserved in the Nuestra Señora del Carmen church. The seven conquered flags are also displayed in the town's coat of arms. Furthermore, a monument was built on the Cerro de la Caballada in 1927 to commemorate the
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As a result of the fighting, 3 ships, 28 guns and numerous weapons were left in the hands of the
Argentines. The landing troops lost 40 of their own and 10 officers and 306 troopers surrendered in the ships. In total, the Brazilian forces suffered 100 casualties and 579 prisoners were taken,
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to Brazil, as a sign of goodwill, but the "maragato" people (name of the inhabitants of Carmen de
Patagones) strongly opposed. This and another flag captured in that same battle are still exhibited in the colonial church of the town, in front of the Plaza 7 de Marzo.
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Patagones was too far from the main theater of operations, there were not enough troops available to defend the main square. The fort's commander, Martín Lacarra, had a hundred infantrymen, and managed to recruit about 80 men on horseback, mostly
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the column, made up of more than 400 troops, getting lost during the march, moving away from the river and water sources. This fact, added to the suffocating heat and the desert terrain, began to undermine the forces and resistance of the imperial soldiers.
646:. This was later joined by a group of black volunteers and a squad of neighbors. In addition, the inhabitants of Patagones, the majority of which were women, were provided with sticks, hats and militia clothes, trying to simulate a column in the rear.
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Due to the difficulties in navigating the river, the
Brazilian commander decided to attack Patagones by land. At dawn there was a general landing of the Brazilian forces, around 350 men, in order to march on the town to take it definitively.
715:, waving an American flag to deceive the defenders. At the entrance to the estuary there was a 4-gun battery under the command of Colonel Felipe Pereyra, beginning the exchange of fire. After overcoming the defenses in the skirmish, the
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The invading forces arrived at the Cerro de la Caballada at 6:30 a.m., completely exhausted and deprived of drinking water for a day, with the aggravation that the only food they could consume was salty meat.
972:"Combate de Carmen de Patagones Agresion brasilea a la Patagonia avance portugues bandeirantes del Imperio de Brasil esclavista Historia Argentina :: Batallas y Combates ::LA GAZETA FEDERAL"
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In order to fulfill the objective of taking the town, the Imperial Navy sent a division under the command of the English frigate captain James Shepherd. This force consisted of the following vessels:
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this situation to their leaders, who were surprised when they wanted to overcome the small Cerro de la Caballada, named after the horse charge with which the Argentines defeated the invaders.
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outlined a plan to attack the fort and take the town, in order to punish the corsairs and stop their attacks. Furthermore, this would allow the possibility of opening a second front to attack
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Upon confirmation of the surrender of his squad, Eyre finally surrendered to Alfaro, who was chosen along with other men to bring the news of the victory to Buenos Aires.
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The Carmen de Patagones fort was the southernmost of the Argentine territory and its possession implied an important strategic advantage for the invading imperial forces.
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was lost, which had been stranded days before due to the nature of the river and the great draft of the ship. This produced 38 casualties among the invaders.
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On March 6, 1827, the Brazilians landed a group of men on the southern bank and demanded fresh meat from a Creole scouting group, but the
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became a safe haven for corsairs, where they could land their spoils of war, repair ships, rest and stock up on food.
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and Eyre, at the head of 93 prisoners, led a daring escape: they managed to seize control of the Republican ship
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Crónica histórica del Rio Negro de Patagones (1774-1834), por José Juan Biedma, ..
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165 British prisoners changed sides and volunteered to serve Argentina. The young
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carrying them to Salado and returned - despite the presence of escort ships - to
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was a confrontation that occurred on March 7, 1827 between militias of the
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A war betwixt Englishmen, Brazil Against Argentina on the River Plate
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Argentine government decided to return that flag belonging to the
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1054:"El Museo Histórico Regional"Emma Nozzi" de Carmen de Patagones"
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The smaller of the two captured imperial flags on display in
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Bascary, Publicado por Miguel Carrillo (2 November 2015).
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1145:"[GUERRAS] Una batalla olvidada - psicofxp.com"
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from the south, thus dividing the republican armies.
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On the morning of February 28, 1827, the brigantine
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737:Fernando Alfaro gave orders to deny them support.
1052:Bustos, Jorge A.; Dam, Leonardo A. (2012-07-30).
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1239:, I.B. Tauris. New York, p. 145. ISBN 1860644562
1212:Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale ... 1826-1833
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924:"BYNNON: CORAJE GALÉS EN CARMEN DE PATAGONES"
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661:, under the command of Santiago Jorge Bynnon
843:The captured ships were renamed and joined
1190:"Banderas de Argentina y de todo el mundo"
767:Capture of the ships and end of the battle
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527:United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
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1210:Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d' (1834).
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758:Battle in Cerro de la Caballada
287:3 ships and 28 cannons captured
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803:Escape of Brazilian prisoners
614:, commanded by Luis Pouthier.
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523:Battle of Carmen de Patagones
22:Battle of Carmen de Patagones
1147:. 2010-02-27. Archived from
607:, commanded by William Eyre.
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1104:Biedma, José Juan. (1905).
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600:, commanded by Shepherd.
75:United Provinces victory
16:Battle in Cisplatine War
1220:10.5962/bhl.title.77334
1008:Bosch, Felipe. (1962).
621:, under the command of
531:Imperial Brazilian Navy
243:~500 men and militiamen
1012:. Editorial Alborada.
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809:Joaquim Marques Lisboa
623:Joaquim Marques Lisboa
416:Colonia del Sacramento
116:Commanders and leaders
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783:to join the corvette
543:Buenos Aires Province
271:Casualties and losses
141:Santiago Jorge Bynnon
1273:History of Patagonia
735:justice of the peace
671:The corsair whalers
529:and troops from the
283:100 dead and wounded
167:James Shepherd
1232:Vale, Brian (2000)
976:www.lagazeta.com.ar
875:Argentine victory.
833:Carmen de Patagones
539:Carmen de Patagones
465:Carmen de Patagones
280:4 cannons destroyed
184:William Eyre (
61:Carmen de Patagones
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666:Oriental Argentino
500:Costa de Castillos
1278:March 1827 events
1263:Conflicts in 1827
1258:1827 in Argentina
847:'s squadron. The
741:Brazilian landing
559:letters of marque
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394:Ibicuí River
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84:Belligerents
51:7 March 1827
859:became the
490:2nd Quilmes
445:1st Quilmes
1252:Categories
1196:2020-08-12
1155:2020-08-12
981:2020-08-12
940:2020-08-12
879:References
817:Montevideo
723:corvette.
684:Emperatriz
659:Bella Flor
657:The smack
553:Background
429:Imperatriz
278:13 wounded
257:brigantine
228:brigantine
1237:1825-1830
1114:458536722
1080:1853-8037
1018:948440250
865:Constanza
861:Patagones
857:Escudeiro
853:Ituzaingó
849:Itaparica
793:Itaparica
785:Itaparica
781:Escudeiro
777:Constanza
773:Escudeiro
721:Itaparica
717:Escudeiro
713:Río Negro
709:Escudeiro
644:Chacabuco
619:Constança
612:Escudeiro
610:The brig
605:Itaparica
547:Argentina
440:Los Pozos
422:Nictheroy
389:Las Cañas
369:Ituzaingó
252:corvettes
238:schooners
201:J. Lisboa
65:Argentina
931:Archived
863:and the
688:Chiquita
480:San Blas
262:schooner
217:Strength
56:Location
27:Part of
640:gauchos
374:Camacuã
359:Vacacai
354:Sarandí
266:654 men
203: (
171:†
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869:Juncal
855:, the
698:Battle
455:Juncal
379:Yerbal
349:Rincón
276:4 dead
247:Ships:
223:Ships:
107:
72:Result
1064:(1).
934:(PDF)
927:(PDF)
233:smack
1110:OCLC
1076:ISSN
1014:OCLC
686:and
675:and
563:fort
521:The
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