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Bahia incident
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| Bahia Incident | ||||||||
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| Part of the American Civil War | ||||||||
 Cutting out the Florida from Bahia, Brazil by USS Wachusett. | ||||||||
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| Belligerents | ||||||||
 United States |
 Confederate States |
 Empire of Brazil | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | ||||||||
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Napoleon Collins |
 T. K. Porter[1] | Antônio Gomes | ||||||
| Strength | ||||||||
| 1 sloop-of-war | 1 sloop-of-war |
2 forts 1 paddle steamer | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | ||||||||
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3 wounded 1 sloop-of-war damaged |
~5 killed ~9 wounded 60 captured 1 sloop-of-war captured | None | ||||||
The Bahia incident was a naval skirmish fought in late 1864 during the American Civil War. A Confederate navy warship was captured by a Union warship in the Port of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The engagement resulted in a United States victory, but also sparked an incident between the United States and Brazil, over the American violation of Brazil's neutrality by illegally attacking a vessel in a Brazilian harbor.
- ^ Owsley Jr., Frank Lawrence. “The C.S.S. Florida: Her Building and Operations. The University of Alabama Press, 1987, p. 141
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