The Battle of Itaparica was fought in the then province of Bahia from January 7 to 9, 1823, between the Brazilian Army and Armada and the Portuguese Army and Navy during the Brazilian War of Independence.[2]
Despite the fact that the independence of Brazil had been proclaimed by Dom Pedro I on September 7, 1822, the armed struggle continued in Bahia, with the confrontation of Portuguese resistance. The fights lasted until July 2, 1823, when the Bahian victory was finally proclaimed. In January 1823, Itaparica Island was the scene of the Battle of Itaparica, a Brazilian triumph that was fundamental to victory in the war.
Commanded by Antônio de Sousa Lima, the soldiers of the Itaparica Battalion defended the island from the desperate attack of the Portuguese, using a defensive system that began at the São Lourenço Fort, and continued with trenches mounted in strategic places, manned by soldiers. and small cannon pieces, such as Largo da Quitanda, Fonte da Bica, and Praia da Convento, as well as the beaches of Amoreiras, Mocambo, Manguinhos, and Porto dos Santos, among others.
On the Portuguese side, João Felix Pereira de Campos was the commander of the Portuguese fleet in Bahia, 42 vessels of different sizes were involved in this attack, which resulted in a shameful defeat for Portuguese soldiers and sailors. According to Pereira de Campos' letters, which they attributed to the fact that there was a garrison made up of an unexpected number of people and the "way of defending" against the forces of the island of Itaparica,.
battle, itaparica, fought, then, province, bahia, from, january, 1823, between, brazilian, army, armada, portuguese, army, navy, during, brazilian, independence, part, brazilian, independencedate7, january, 1823locationisland, itaparica, bahia, brazilresultbra. The Battle of Itaparica was fought in the then province of Bahia from January 7 to 9 1823 between the Brazilian Army and Armada and the Portuguese Army and Navy during the Brazilian War of Independence 2 Battle of ItaparicaPart of the Brazilian War of IndependenceDate7 9 January 1823LocationIsland of Itaparica in Bahia BrazilResultBrazilian victoryBelligerents Empire of Brazil Kingdom of PortugalCommanders and leadersAntonio de Sousa LimaJoaquim Jose da CunhaStrength3 257 soldiers 1 Ships 1 2 gunboats1 200 soldiers 2 Ships 2 2 brigs1 schooner1 barque35 gunboats small vesselsCasualties and lossesUnknownUnknown Despite the fact that the independence of Brazil had been proclaimed by Dom Pedro I on September 7 1822 the armed struggle continued in Bahia with the confrontation of Portuguese resistance The fights lasted until July 2 1823 when the Bahian victory was finally proclaimed In January 1823 Itaparica Island was the scene of the Battle of Itaparica a Brazilian triumph that was fundamental to victory in the war Commanded by Antonio de Sousa Lima the soldiers of the Itaparica Battalion defended the island from the desperate attack of the Portuguese using a defensive system that began at the Sao Lourenco Fort and continued with trenches mounted in strategic places manned by soldiers and small cannon pieces such as Largo da Quitanda Fonte da Bica and Praia da Convento as well as the beaches of Amoreiras Mocambo Manguinhos and Porto dos Santos among others On the Portuguese side Joao Felix Pereira de Campos was the commander of the Portuguese fleet in Bahia 42 vessels of different sizes were involved in this attack which resulted in a shameful defeat for Portuguese soldiers and sailors According to Pereira de Campos letters which they attributed to the fact that there was a garrison made up of an unexpected number of people and the way of defending against the forces of the island of Itaparica References editCitations edit a b Rodrigues 1975 p 218 a b c Rodrigues 1975 p 215 Bibliography edit Rodrigues Jose Honorio 1975 Independencia Revolucao e contra revolucao As Forcas Armadas in Portuguese Rio de Janeiro F Alves nbsp nbsp This article about the history of Brazil is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of Itaparica amp oldid 1201432843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
