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Battle of 4 May
The Battle of 4 May was fought in open sea near Salvador, Bahia, on 4 May 1823, between the Brazilian Navy, under the command of a former admiral of the British Royal Navy, Thomas Cochrane, and the Portuguese Navy during the Brazilian War of Independence.
Background.
During the period of Portuguese control of Brazil, commerce had been largely restricted to Portuguese ships with Portuguese crews; so few Brazilians had the opportunity to become proficient sailors. Following the Brazilian Declaration of Independence from
1914
- 18 Dec, Neuve Chapelle (Moated Grange Attack)
- 1915
- 10–13 Mar, Battle of Neuve Chapelle
- 9 May, Battle of Aubers Ridge and Attack at Fromelles
- 25 Sep, Bois Grenier
- 1916
- Battle of the Somme
- 1917
- 4 Mar, Bouchavesnes
- 14 Mar–5 Apr, German retreat to the Hindenburg Line
- Battle of Passchendaele (also known as the Third Battle of Ypres)
- 1918
- Second Battle of the Somme