Pereira Pinto meets once again with the…
September 1864 CE
Pereira Pinto meets once again with the Vila del Salto while sailing from Salto to Paysandú on September 7.
The corvettes Belmonte and Jequitinhonha attack it as it tries to escape next to Argentine shore.
The combat only ends when the Uruguayan ship runs aground next to the city of Paysandú, where its crew sets it on fire to prevent it from falling into Brazilian hands.