battle, nineteenth century
Battle of 4 May
Battle of 4 May was a battle fought on 4 May 1823 at Salvador, in what is now Brazil. It was part of the Brazilian War of Independence, which ran from 1822 to 1824. The recorded result: Inconclusive.
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Where it sits in the Brazilian War of Independence
Record
| Date | 4 May 1823 | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Salvador, Brazil 13.050S, 38.420W | |
| Kind | Battle, nineteenth century | |
| Strength | Ships: 1 ship of the line; 2 frigates; 2 corvettes; 2 fire ships | Ships: 1 ship of the line; 2 frigates; 3 corvettes; 3 troopships; 1 lugger; 1 brig; 1 schooner; 1 smack |
| Casualties and losses | None | None |
| Commanders | ||
Nearest engagements
- Siege of Salvador 1822, 13 km NW
- First Battle of Salvador 1638, 13 km NW
- Second Battle of Salvador 1638, 13 km NW
- Battle in the Bay of San Salvador 1627, 26 km NW
- Battle of Itaparica 1823, 28 km W
In the same war
- Before: Battle of Jenipapo 13 March 1823
- After: Siege of Caxias 23 May 1823
- All 8 engagements of Brazilian War of Independence
Elsewhere in 1823
- Battle of Trocadero Spain
- Battle of Karpenisi Greece
- Naval Battle of Lake Maracaibo Venezuela
- Second Siege of Missolonghi Greece
- Battle of Ibarra Ecuador
Battle of 4 May is one of 3,694 engagements of the 19th century in the atlas and one of 61 in present-day Brazil.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2890728, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of 4 May, revision 1375628137, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.