The First Cevallos expedition was a military action between September 1762 and April 1763, by the Spanish forces led by Don Pedro Antonio de Cevallos, Governor of Buenos Aires, against the Portuguese in the Banda Oriental as part of the Seven Years' War. The Portuguese territories of Colonia del Sacramento were conquered by the Spaniards and the Anglo-Portuguese forces were defeated and forced to surrender and retreat. The Colonia of Sacramento and the near territories were under Spanish control until the Treaty of Paris (1763).
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| - First Cevallos expedition
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| - The First Cevallos expedition was a military action between September 1762 and April 1763, by the Spanish forces led by Don Pedro Antonio de Cevallos, Governor of Buenos Aires, against the Portuguese in the Banda Oriental as part of the Seven Years' War. The Portuguese territories of Colonia del Sacramento were conquered by the Spaniards and the Anglo-Portuguese forces were defeated and forced to surrender and retreat. The Colonia of Sacramento and the near territories were under Spanish control until the Treaty of Paris (1763).
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- 3(xsd:integer)
- 12(xsd:integer)
- 15(xsd:integer)
- 200(xsd:integer)
- 700(xsd:integer)
- 1200(xsd:integer)
- 1800(xsd:integer)
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| Partof
| - the Spanish-Portuguese War (1761-1763)
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| Date
| - September 1762 - April 1763
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| Commander
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- Pedro Antonio de Cevallos
- Vicente da Silva
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| Caption
| - Portrait of Captain Melgarejo. The ships in the background on the left are the Lord Clive, in the moment she was blown up by the guns of the Spanish frigate Victoria, and the HMS Ambuscade.
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| Casualties
| - 1(xsd:integer)
- 12(xsd:integer)
- 26(xsd:integer)
- 87(xsd:integer)
- 2355(xsd:integer)
- Unknown killed or wounded
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| Result
| - Decisive Spanish victory
*Spanish conquest of Colonia del Sacramento
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| combatant
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- Kingdom of Portugal
- Kingdom of Spain
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| Place
| - Colonia del Sacramento, Buenos Aires, Montevideo
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| Conflict
| - First Cevallos expedition
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| - The First Cevallos expedition was a military action between September 1762 and April 1763, by the Spanish forces led by Don Pedro Antonio de Cevallos, Governor of Buenos Aires, against the Portuguese in the Banda Oriental as part of the Seven Years' War. The Portuguese territories of Colonia del Sacramento were conquered by the Spaniards and the Anglo-Portuguese forces were defeated and forced to surrender and retreat. The Colonia of Sacramento and the near territories were under Spanish control until the Treaty of Paris (1763).
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