Siege of Salvador (1822–1823)

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The Siege of Salvador (1822–1823) was a key military campaign in Brazil’s war of independence in which Brazilian forces blockaded and ultimately expelled Portuguese troops from the strategic coastal city of Salvador in Bahia.

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Siege of Salvador 2
Siege of Salvador (1822–1823) canonical 1

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Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle of the Brazilian War of Independence ⓘ
military campaign ⓘ
siege ⓘ
aim expulsion of Portuguese troops from Salvador ⓘ
securing Brazilian sovereignty over Bahia ⓘ
belligerent Empire of Brazil ⓘ
Kingdom of Portugal ⓘ
cityAttackedBy Brazilian independence forces ⓘ
cityDefendedBy Portuguese royalist forces ⓘ
combatType land warfare ⓘ
naval blockade ⓘ
conflict Brazilian War of Independence ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
effect Brazilian control over a key coastal stronghold ⓘ
end of Portuguese military presence in Salvador ⓘ
strengthening of Brazilian de facto independence ⓘ
endDate 1823 ⓘ
geographicalFeature Atlantic coastal city ⓘ
historicalContext post-1822 declaration of Brazilian independence ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 19th century ⓘ
involves control of maritime supply routes to Salvador ⓘ
urban siege operations ⓘ
legacy commemorated in regional and national Brazilian historiography ⓘ
symbol of Bahia’s role in Brazilian independence ⓘ
location Captaincy of Bahia ⓘ
Salvador, Bahia ⓘ
militaryTactic blockade of Salvador by land and sea ⓘ
encirclement of Portuguese garrison ⓘ
opposingForce Brazilian independence forces ⓘ
Portuguese colonial troops ⓘ
outcome Portuguese evacuation of Salvador by sea ⓘ
partOf Brazilian struggle for independence from Portugal ⓘ
relatedEvent Brazilian Declaration of Independence ⓘ
naval operations off the coast of Bahia ⓘ
result Brazilian victory ⓘ
consolidation of Brazilian control over Bahia ⓘ
withdrawal of Portuguese forces from Salvador ⓘ
significance decisive for securing Bahia for independent Brazil ⓘ
one of the major campaigns of the Brazilian War of Independence ⓘ
startDate 1822 ⓘ
strategicImportance control of access to Bahia’s sugar and tobacco trade ⓘ
control of major port city on Brazil’s northeast coast ⓘ
theaterOfWar Northeast Brazil ⓘ

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Brazilian independence movement → conflict → Siege of Salvador (1822–1823) ⓘ
Luso-Brazilian War → hasKeyEvent → Siege of Salvador ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Salvador (1822–1823)
Bahia campaign → significantEvent → Siege of Salvador ⓘ
linked to: Siege of Salvador (1822–1823)