Battle of 4 May

Battle of 4 May
	Part of the Brazilian War of Independence
	; Naval Battle of 4 May
Date	4 May 1823
Location	In open sea near Salvador in Bahia, Brazil
Result	Inconclusive tactical results; ; Brazilian strategic victory
Belligerents
Empire of Brazil	Kingdom of Portugal
Commanders and leaders
Thomas Cochrane	João Félix Pereira de Campos
Strength
Brazilian Navy; Ships: ; 1 Ship of the Line ; 2 Frigates ; 2 Corvettes ; 2 Brigs	Portuguese Navy; Ships: ; 1 Ship of the Line ; 2 Frigates ; 3 Corvettes ; 3 "Charruas" ; 1 Lugger ; 1 Brig ; 1 Schooner ; 1 Smack (ship)
Casualties and losses
None lost	None lost

The Battle of 4 May was fought in open sea near Salvador, Bahia, on 4 May 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]

Order of battle[]

Along the way, other vessels joined the fleet. On April 30, the Portuguese realized the Brazilian fleet and prepared. On May 4, 1823, shortly after sunrise, the Brazilian squadron fell on the Portuguese fleet formed in two columns, to compensate for numerical inferiority of 7 Brazilian ships against 13 Portuguese ships, Cochrane decides to cut the enemy's line by placing the ship-flagship Pedro I plow between Portuguese Princess Royal and the frigate Constitution thus involving the rear enemy before they could maneuver the forefront to help her with this numerical inferiority was compensated.

The fight began at noon, minutes after the Portuguese line was cut, when Peter I, a ship of the line, stood in front of the plow Princess Royal, the ammo just because two Portuguese who delayed the delivery of cartridges, with that Brazilians ran the risk of being caught by forefront Portuguese Cochrane then orders a retreat, leaving the battle without a winner. He settles in Morro São Paulo where plans and meets the block, so Wood Melo decides to leave the capital on the morning of July 2, 1823, he and the Portuguese soldiers embark, but Cochrane perceives and pursues it to Portugal, managing to capture 7 ships during the chase. Salvador was taken by Brazilian troops joining the Empire of Brazil.

Brazil[]

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[]

↑ MAIA, Prado. A Marinha de Guerra do Brasil na Colônia e no Império (2a. ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Cátedra, 1975, p.72
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 MAIA, Prado. A Marinha de Guerra do Brasil na Colônia e no Império (2a. ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Cátedra, 1975, p.73

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[1] MAIA, Prado. A Marinha de Guerra do Brasil na Colônia e no Império (2a. ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Cátedra, 1975, p.72

[MAIA,_Prado_1975,_p.73-2] 2.0 ^2.1 MAIA, Prado. A Marinha de Guerra do Brasil na Colônia e no Império (2a. ed.). Rio de Janeiro: Cátedra, 1975, p.73

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