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Battle of Pirajá

Battle of Pirajá was a battle fought in 1822 at Bahia, in what is now Brazil. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Bahia. It was part of the Brazilian War of Independence, which ran from 1822 to 1824. The recorded result: Brazilian victory. Recorded strength: 1,300–2,000 against 1,900.

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Fought1822
WhereBahia, Brazil12.520S, 41.690W, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeBrazilian victory
BelligerentsEmpire of BrazilagainstKingdom of Portugal
Part ofBrazilian War of IndependenceIndependence of Bahia

Where it sits in the Brazilian War of Independence

Battle of Cachoeira, 1822Siege of Salvador, 1822Battle of Pirajá, 1822Battle of Itaparica, 1823Siege of Montevideo, 1823Battle of Jenipapo, 1823Battle of 4 May, 1823Siege of Caxias, 182318221823Battle of Pirajá, 1822
8 placed engagements of the Brazilian War of Independence in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1822 (year precision)
PlaceBahia, Brazil
12.520S, 41.690W
KindBattle, nineteenth century
Strength1,300–2,0001,900
Commanders
  • Pierre Labatut
  • Inácio Luís Madeira de Melo
Battle of PirajáBattle of PirajáItaberaba100 km12.520S, 41.690W
Placed at Bahia; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Pirajá 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 Q29607, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Pirajá, revision 1375628078, 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.