Siege of Salvador

Belligerents

Commanders and leaders

Strength

At the beginning: 1,500
At the end: 14,000

Ships:
1 Ship of the Line
3 Frigates
2 Corvettes
3 Brigs
1 "Charrua"
1 Brig-Schooner

At the beginning: 3,000
At the end: 10,500

Ships:
1 Ship of the Line
2 Frigates
1 "Charrua"
8 Corvettes
2 Brigs
1 Smack

Casualties and losses

750 dead
280 wounded

2.500 dead
700 wounded
300 captured

The Siege of Salvador occurred during the Brazilian War of Independence, during which the Brazilian Army, under Pierre Labatut, attempted to capture the city of Salvador in Bahia from its Portuguese Army defenders. The siege lasted from 2 March 1822 until 2 July 1823, finally ending when the Portuguese commander, Inácio Luís Madeira de Melo, surrendered his forces to the Brazilians.