Editing List of naval battles (section)

===South American Independence wars===

* 1811 March 2 – Spanish defeat Argentines under Juan B. Azopardo [[Battle of San Nicolás|at San Nicolás on the Paraná River]]
* 1814 March 11 – Argentines under [[William Brown (admiral)|William Brown]] attack Spanish under [[Jacinto de Romarate]] in the [[Battle of Martín García]]
**  14, 16 and 17 May – Argentines under William Brown defeat Spanish off [[Montevideo]] ([[Action of 14 May 1814|details]])
* 1817 July 8 – Spanish defeat in [[Battle of Pagallos]]
* 1823 May 4 – Brazilians under Cochrane vs Portuguese ([[Action of 4 May 1823|details]])
**  2, 4 and 6 July – Brazilians under Cochrane vs Portuguese
** 24 July [[Battle of Lake Maracaibo|Lake Maracaibo]] – Republican naval forces of Venezuela vs Spanish Empire fleet in Lake Maracaibo that includes siege of Defensive Castles in Zapara, San Fernando and San Carlos islands