Atlas of Battles

country, 61 engagements

Battles in Brazil

61 engagements in the atlas lie within present-day Brazil: 41 battles, 7 sieges, 10 naval actions and 3 campaigns between 1558 and 1945. The wars with most engagements here: Dutch–Portuguese War (8), Farroupilha Revolution (8), Brazilian War of Independence (7), Dutch invasions of Brazil (4).

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Battle of Rio de JaneiroBattle of Rio de JaneiroBattle of São VicentePortuguese campaignsDutch invasions of BrazilBattle in the Bay of San SalvadorSiege of RecifeBattle of Mata RedondaCampaign of Porto CalvoSecond Battle of SalvadorAction of 12–17 January 1640Battle of TabocasAction at Tamanana, 9 September 1645Battle of TejucupapoRecapture of RecifeBattle of Rio de JaneiroBattle of CaiboatéBattle of Santa AnaBattle of San BorjaBattle of IbiraocaíBattle of CarumbéBattle of CachoeiraBattle of PirajáBattle of ItaparicaBattle of JenipapoBattle of 4 MaySiege of CaxiasBattle of MontevideoBattle of Los PozosBattle of CamacuãBattle of Ponte da AzenhaCapture of Porto AlegreBattle of SeivalBattle of FanfaSiege of CaçapavaBattle of Barro VermelhoBattle of PorongosBattle of Arroio GrandeFecho dos Morros Island incidentBahia incidentSiege of SaltoCoimbra Fort SkirmishBattle of JaguarãoInvasion of Rio Grande do SulSiege of UruguaianaBattle of AlegreBattle of Passo FundoBattle of Riosinhobombing of the city of Salvador in 1912Battle of TrindadeBattle of Praça da SéBattle of Serra do DoutorBattle of AbrolhosFirst Battle of SalvadorFirst Battle of GuararapesBattle of GuararapesBattle of Rio de JaneiroSiege of SalvadorBattle of ItuzaingóMato Grosso CampaignBattle of AbrolhosFirst Battle of SalvadorFirst Battle of GuararapesBattle of GuararapesBattle of Rio de JaneiroSiege of SalvadorBattle of ItuzaingóMato Grosso CampaignBuenos AiresLima2000 km19.833S, 43.630W
61 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by decade

1550s: 1 engagements1560s: 1 engagements1580s: 1 engagements1620s: 3 engagements1630s: 6 engagements1640s: 6 engagements1650s: 1 engagements1710s: 2 engagements1750s: 1 engagements1810s: 4 engagements1820s: 11 engagements11 in 1820s1830s: 6 engagements1840s: 2 engagements1850s: 1 engagements1860s: 8 engagements1890s: 1 engagements1900s: 1 engagements1910s: 2 engagements1930s: 2 engagements1940s: 1 engagements1550s1940s
61 dated engagements, one bar per decade, coloured by era.

Wars fought here 11 with pages

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Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceWar
1558Battle of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroAntarctic France
1567Battle of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroAntarctic France
1583Battle of São VicenteSão VicenteAnglo-Spanish War
1623Portuguese campaignsGurupáPortuguese conquest of the Amazon
1624Dutch invasions of BrazilNortheast RegionDutch–Portuguese War
1627Battle in the Bay of San SalvadorBay of All SaintsDutch invasions of Brazil
14 February 1630Siege of RecifeRecife
12 September 1631Battle of AbrolhosAbrolhos ArchipelagoDutch invasions of Brazil
1636Battle of Mata RedondaPorto CalvoDutch invasions of Brazil
1637Campaign of Porto CalvoPorto CalvoDutch–Portuguese War
April 1638Second Battle of SalvadorSalvadorDutch–Portuguese War
May 1638First Battle of SalvadorSalvadorDutch–Portuguese War
12 January 1640Action of 12–17 January 1640Ilha de ItamaracáDutch–Portuguese War
1645Battle of TabocasVitória de Santo AntãoDutch–Portuguese War
1645Action at Tamanana, 9 September 1645TamandaréDutch–Portuguese War
1646Battle of TejucupapoGoianaDutch invasions of Brazil
1648First Battle of GuararapesPernambucoDutch–Portuguese War
19 February 1649Battle of GuararapesPernambucoInsurrection of Pernambuco
1654Recapture of RecifeRecife
19 September 1710Battle of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroWar of the Spanish Succession
12 September 1711Battle of Rio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroWar of the Spanish Succession
10 February 1756Battle of CaiboatéSão GabrielGuaraní War
1816Battle of Santa AnaRio Grande do SulPortuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental
3 October 1816Battle of San BorjaSão BorjaPortuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental
1816Battle of IbiraocaíRio Grande do SulPortuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental
1816Battle of CarumbéRio Grande do SulPortuguese Conquest of the Banda Oriental
1822Battle of CachoeiraCachoeiraBrazilian War of Independence
2 March 1822Siege of SalvadorSalvadorBrazilian War of Independence
1822Battle of PirajáBahiaBrazilian War of Independence
1823Battle of ItaparicaItaparica IslandBrazilian War of Independence
13 March 1823Battle of JenipapoJenipapo RiverBrazilian War of Independence
4 May 1823Battle of 4 MaySalvadorBrazilian War of Independence
23 May 1823Siege of CaxiasCaxiasBrazilian War of Independence
1823Battle of MontevideoRío de la Plata
1826Battle of Los PozosRío de la Plata
20 February 1827Battle of ItuzaingóRosário do SulCisplatine War
1827Battle of CamacuãBagéCisplatine War
19 September 1835Battle of Ponte da AzenhaAzenha BridgeFarroupilha Revolution
1835Capture of Porto AlegrePorto AlegreFarroupilha Revolution
10 September 1836Battle of SeivalCandiotaFarroupilha Revolution
3 October 1836Battle of FanfaFanfa IslandFarroupilha Revolution
1837Siege of CaçapavaCaçapavaFarroupilha Revolution
30 April 1838Battle of Barro VermelhoRio PardoFarroupilha Revolution
14 November 1844Battle of PorongosPinheiro MachadoFarroupilha Revolution
1844Battle of Arroio GrandeArroio GrandeFarroupilha Revolution
14 October 1850Fecho dos Morros Island incident
7 October 1864Bahia incidentPort of Salvadorhistory of Salvador
22 November 1864Siege of SaltoSaltoUruguayan War
1864Mato Grosso CampaignMato Grosso ProvinceParaguayan War
1864Coimbra Fort SkirmishFort of CoimbraParaguayan War
1865Battle of JaguarãoJaguarãoUruguayan War
1865Invasion of Rio Grande do SulSão BorjaParaguayan War
September 1865Siege of UruguaianaUruguaianaParaguayan War
1867Battle of AlegreCorumbá
29 June 1894Battle of Passo FundoPasso FundoFederalist Riograndense Revolution
12 December 1900Battle of Riosinho
1912bombing of the city of Salvador in 1912Salvadorhistory of the Northeast of Brazil
14 September 1914Battle of Trindade
1934Battle of Praça da SéPraça da Sé
1935Battle of Serra do DoutorSerra do Doutor1935 Brazilian Communist uprising
26 April 1945Battle of CollecchioFornovo di TaroWorld War II

Borders are those of today; the states that fought are named on each page.