The Battle of the Tonelero Pass, also known as Passage of the Tonelero, was a battle fought near the cliff of Acevedo, in the west bank of the Paraná River, Argentina, on 17 December 1851, between the Argentine Confederation Army commanded by Lucio Norberto Mansilla and warships of the Brazilian Imperial Navy led by John Pascoe Grenfell.
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The battleedit
On 17 December 1851, the Brazilian fleet commanded by Grenfell was near the cliff of Acevedo in the river Paraná, with the intention to break through the Argentine defenses at the Tonelero pass. There were eight Brazilian warships: four steam corvettes, Dom Pedro, Dom Pedro II, Dom Afonso and Recife, that towed two sailing corvettes, Dona Francisca and União, plus a brig, Calíope. On board Grenfell's flagship, Dom Afonso, were Brigadier General Marques de Sousa and the Argentines Colonel Wenceslao Paunero, Lieutenant-Colonel Bartolomé Mitre and Lieutenant-Colonel Domingo Faustino Sarmiento.[2] The ships ferried half of the troops that composed the 1st Division of Imperial Infantry. The rest of the division was waiting at Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay.[3]
To oppose the passage, there were 16 artillery pieces and 2,000 soldiers commanded by Lucio Norberto Mansilla, son-in-law of the leader of the Argentine Confederation, Juan Manuel de Rosas. For one hour the Argentines fired more than 450 cannon rounds in the direction of the Brazilian ships, causing little damage to the warships, but killing four sailors and wounding another five. The warships fired back, although they failed to cause any major damage to the Argentine forces, only killing eight and wounding twenty.[4] Other sources say that the argentine artillery caused heavy damage to the warships.
The squadron landed the troops at Diamante, Entre Ríos and part of the ships returned to bring the other battalions that stayed behind in Colonia.
Mansilla believed that the Brazilian division was going to land right on his main position. He fled along with his men, leaving all the artillery and other equipment behind.[5]
^Diaz, Antonio. "Historia politíca y militar de las repúblicas del Plata: desde el año de 1828 hasta el de 1866, Volume 4, Part 9". Hoffman y Martinez, 1878, p.14
^Barroso, Gustavo: A Guerra do Rosas. Fortaleza: Secult, 2000, p.111
^Barroso, Gustavo. A Guerra do Rosas. Fortaleza: Secult, 2000, p.111-112
^Barroso, Gustavo. A Guerra do Rosas. Fortaleza: Secult, 2000, p.112
^Barroso, Gustavo. A Guerra do Rosas. Fortaleza: Secult, 2000, p.113
October 27, 2023
battle, tonelero, pass, also, known, passage, tonelero, battle, fought, near, cliff, acevedo, west, bank, paraná, river, argentina, december, 1851, between, argentine, confederation, army, commanded, lucio, norberto, mansilla, warships, brazilian, imperial, na. The Battle of the Tonelero Pass also known as Passage of the Tonelero was a battle fought near the cliff of Acevedo in the west bank of the Parana River Argentina on 17 December 1851 between the Argentine Confederation Army commanded by Lucio Norberto Mansilla and warships of the Brazilian Imperial Navy led by John Pascoe Grenfell The Passage of the ToneleroPart of the Platine WarBrazilian warships passing the Tonelero defencesDate17 December 1851LocationParana River Argentina33 26 01 S 60 03 28 W 33 43361 S 60 05778 W 33 43361 60 05778ResultSuccessful passage of Brazilian warships despite the damage Belligerents Empire of Brazil Argentine ConfederationCommanders and leadersJohn Pascoe GrenfellLucio N MansillaStrength4 steamships3 corvettes1 brig60 guns2 00016 gunsCasualties and losses4 killed5 woundedCorvette Dona Francisca hit by 3 cannon ballsSteamship Recife heavily damagedSteamship Dom Afonso damagedBrig Caliope heavily damagedBrazilian accounts 8 killed20 woundedArgentine accounts 1 killed 1 Contents 1 Background 2 The battle 3 Aftermath 4 See also 5 ReferencesBackground editMain article Platine War This section is empty You can help by adding to it December 2009 The battle editOn 17 December 1851 the Brazilian fleet commanded by Grenfell was near the cliff of Acevedo in the river Parana with the intention to break through the Argentine defenses at the Tonelero pass There were eight Brazilian warships four steam corvettes Dom Pedro Dom Pedro II Dom Afonso and Recife that towed two sailing corvettes Dona Francisca and Uniao plus a brig Caliope On board Grenfell s flagship Dom Afonso were Brigadier General Marques de Sousa and the Argentines Colonel Wenceslao Paunero Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Mitre and Lieutenant Colonel Domingo Faustino Sarmiento 2 The ships ferried half of the troops that composed the 1st Division of Imperial Infantry The rest of the division was waiting at Colonia del Sacramento Uruguay 3 To oppose the passage there were 16 artillery pieces and 2 000 soldiers commanded by Lucio Norberto Mansilla son in law of the leader of the Argentine Confederation Juan Manuel de Rosas For one hour the Argentines fired more than 450 cannon rounds in the direction of the Brazilian ships causing little damage to the warships but killing four sailors and wounding another five The warships fired back although they failed to cause any major damage to the Argentine forces only killing eight and wounding twenty 4 Other sources say that the argentine artillery caused heavy damage to the warships The squadron landed the troops at Diamante Entre Rios and part of the ships returned to bring the other battalions that stayed behind in Colonia Mansilla believed that the Brazilian division was going to land right on his main position He fled along with his men leaving all the artillery and other equipment behind 5 Aftermath editMain article Battle of Caseros This section is empty You can help by adding to it December 2009 See also editBattle of Caseros Platine WarReferences edit Diaz Antonio Historia politica y militar de las republicas del Plata desde el ano de 1828 hasta el de 1866 Volume 4 Part 9 Hoffman y Martinez 1878 p 14 Barroso Gustavo A Guerra do Rosas Fortaleza Secult 2000 p 111 Barroso Gustavo A Guerra do Rosas Fortaleza Secult 2000 p 111 112 Barroso Gustavo A Guerra do Rosas Fortaleza Secult 2000 p 112 Barroso Gustavo A Guerra do Rosas Fortaleza Secult 2000 p 113 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Battle of the Tonelero Pass amp oldid 1123779627, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
