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 constitución, 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 scattered, sailed out of harbor forced retreat in @ dusk. remained in harbor until august 3, when battle of santa lucía river saw general rivera sunk. in third engagement on december 9, argentine brig belgrano captured cagancha , crew.
following these reverses, president rivera appointed italian skipper giuseppe garibaldi rank of colonel , created command of 2ª división de la escuadra oriental, transferring of coe s ships new fleet. new unit achieved success before being routed admiral brown in battle of costa brava, on paraná river.
after this, war became siege of montevideo, argentina , blancos in control of sea, supply port granted britain.
return argentina
with war in uruguay on , rosas overthrown in argentina, coe appointed justo josé de urquiza commander of confederation fleet blockaded city of buenos aires, after later seceded central government in september 1852. coe, aboard steamer constitución, defeated buenos aires flotilla 30 miles off martín garcía island on april 18, 1853, when squadron captured enemy brigs enigma , 11 de septiembre, 22 officers , 200 men. on june 26, however, coe deserted united states aboard american sloop uss jamestown after being bribed buenos aires citizens.
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