Transatlantic Persecutions of 1823
| Transatlantic Persecutions of 1823 | |||||||
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| Part of Brazilian War of Independence | |||||||
 Frigate Niterói | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves |
 Empire of Brazil | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Unknown |
 John Taylor | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| See list |
Niterói | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown |
1 frigate 300 crew[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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16[2]–18[1] ships captured 2 ships imprisoned | Unknown | ||||||
Background
The voyage of the frigate Niterói began on July 2, 1823, with the withdrawal of the Portuguese squadron from Bahia. At the time, realizing the impossibility of attacking the powerful Portuguese fleet, consisting more than 80 ships, with only the warship Pedro I, two frigates, and a corvette, Admiral Thomas Cochrane allowed Admiral Félix de Campos's convoy to depart and then seizing any ships that could be safely engaged.[1]
The Niterói was a 42-gun frigate under the command of the English Captain John Taylor since March 2, 1823. During the second half of 1823, Taylor sailed with a crew of 300 men, including 160 sailors, 67 naval soldiers, and seven commissioned officers.[1]
Persecutions
First persecution
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The frigate Niterói, under the command of John Taylor, began its captures in a raid that started in the waters of Salvador, Bahia, and ended off the mouth of the Tagus River, Lisbon, in pursuit of the Portuguese squadron returning to its metropolis. This was first recorded in a journal by Niterói's first officer, Lieutenant Commander Luís Barroso Pereira. On the 7th of July, the ship crossed the line of the Portuguese vessels, turned back, "passed within musket shot of the vanguard, and running towards the rear at firing range, unleashed its entire starboard battery upon the last ship, later identified as the S. Gualter."[2]
List of ships captured:[2]
- Yacht Alegre
- Yacht Correio de São Miguel
- Yacht Esperança
- Brigantine União
- Patache Vigilante
- Patache Bom Sucesso
- Galley Prazeres
- Yacht Alegria
- Yacht Providência
- Galley Nova Amazona
- Yacht Paquete de Setúbal
- Yacht Santo Antônio do Triunfo
- Yacht Harmonia
- Schooner Emília
- Brigantine São Manuel Augusto
- Unnamed smack
Second persecution
Continuing its pursuit of the Portuguese squadron that had left Salvador for Lisbon, John Taylor imprisoned the yacht Providência and the galley Nova Amazona in September 10, 1823.[2]
Total ships captured
Between July 2 and November 9, 1823, the Niterói had captured 16[2]–18[1] Portuguese ships along its course.[1]
Aftermath
Following this persecutions, Taylor continued in Brazilian service and by mid-1824 was involved in the blockade of Recife during the Confederation of the Equator.[3]
Notes
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Brasil, Marinha (September 22, 2023). "Conheça os detalhes da viagem da fragata Niterói em 1823, um dos fatos mais notáveis da participação da Marinha na Guerra de Independência". Marinha do Brasil (in português).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Donato 1996, p. 379.
- ↑ Marley, David (February 11, 2008). Wars of the Americas. p. 657. ISBN 9781598841015. Search this book on
Bibliography
- Donato, Hernâni (1996). Dicionário das batalhas brasileiras (in português). ISBN 9788534800341. Search this book on
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