Atlas of Battles

commander, 10 engagements

Battles of William Brown

Battles of William Brown

admiral in the Argentine Navy, 1777 to 1857

William Brown is recorded as a commander at 10 placed engagements in the atlas between 1812 and 1843: 4 battles, 2 sieges and 4 naval actions across 3 present-day countries, most in Uruguay (7), Argentina (2), Brazil (1). Taken in date order, the sites lie 869 km apart end to end, 97 km between engagements on average. Most belong to Cisplatine War (5), Argentine War of Independence (2), Uruguayan Civil War (1).

Battle of Martín GarcíaBattle of Punta ColaresBattle of Colonia del SacramentoBanco de OrtizBattle of EnsenadaSiege of MontevideoBattle of Los PozosBattle of Monte SantiagoBatalha de Aquila/ArbolitoGreat Siege of MontevideoSiege of MontevideoBattle of Los PozosBattle of Monte SantiagoBatalha de Aquila/ArbolitoGreat Siege of MontevideoBuenos AiresDuraznoGualeguaychúSan José de MayoRochaLa PlataZárateLujánMercedesChascomús200 km34.419S, 57.281W
10 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

1812: 1 engagements1814: 1 engagements1826: 4 engagements4 in 18261827: 2 engagements1828: 1 engagements1843: 1 engagements18121843
10 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

In time order

Siege of Montevideo, 1812Battle of Martín García, 1814Battle of Punta Colares, 1826Battle of Colonia del Sacramento, 1826Banco de Ortiz, 1826Battle of Los Pozos, 1826Battle of Monte Santiago, 1827Batalha de Aquila/Arbolito, 1827Battle of Ensenada, 1828Great Siege of Montevideo, 184318121843
One tick per dated engagement; each tick is a link.

Wars 3

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceFrom the lastResult
1812Siege of MontevideoMontevideo, UruguayPatriot victory
10 March 1814Battle of Martín GarcíaMartín García Island, Uruguay207 km WUnited Provinces victory
9 February 1826Battle of Punta ColaresUruguay49 km SEInconclusive
26 February 1826Battle of Colonia del SacramentoColonia del Sacramento, Uruguay18 km NEBrazilian victory
2 May 1826Banco de OrtizUruguay52 km SEIndecisive
1826Battle of Los PozosRío de la Plata, Brazil62 km SEInconclusive
1827Battle of Monte SantiagoEnsenada, Argentina113 km WBrazilian victory
8 February 1827Batalha de Aquila/ArbolitoJuncal Island, Uruguay104 km NWUnited Provinces victory
January 1828Battle of EnsenadaArgentina106 km SEIndecisive
August 1843Great Siege of MontevideoMontevideo, Uruguay158 km ECeasefire agreement; The siege is relieved after the...

Sources and method

Commanders come from the commander fields of the English Wikipedia infoboxes of these engagements (CC BY-SA 4.0), resolved to one article each; portrait, dates and description from Wikidata (CC0) and Wikimedia Commons, Unidentified photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons. Distances are great-circle distances between recorded sites, not marches.