Service history Jonas Coe
1 service history 1.1 in peruvian waters 1.2 cisplatine war 1.3 service in uruguayan navy 1.4 return argentina service history in peruvian waters in 1824, @ age of 18, coe joined chilean fleet, commanded lord cochrane, , served on board brig protector during campaign of peru. cisplatine war serving officer in argentine fleet under admiral william brown, achieved distinction in battles of juncal , monte santiago in cisplatine war led uruguayan independence in 1828. service in uruguayan navy after war brazil, moved montevideo , became partisan of fructuoso rivera , colorado party. at beginning of uruguayan civil war, given rank of commodore , placed in command on fledgling uruguayan navy s escuadra oriental, consisting of flagship cagancha; corvettes constituciĆ³n, sarandi, , 25 de mayo; brig pereyra; , schooner general rivera. although brown s fleet of similar size, coe remained in harbor @ montevideo under protection of shore batteries 2 months. on may 24, 1841, thinking brown s forces ...