Action of 2 June 1807 | |||||||
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Part of the British invasions of the River Plate and the Anglo-Spanish War (1796–1808) | |||||||
![]() A Spanish privateer sloop of war | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Francisco de Castro Francisco Pareja † | G. Douglas | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1 sloop 1 felucca | 1 schooner | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
1 killed, 8 wounded |
2 wounded 1 schooner out of action |
The action of 2 June 1807 was an engagement during the British invasions of the River Plate between a British Royal Navy schooner and two Spanish small vessels, a privateer sloop and a felucca, at the mouth of the Paraná Guazú river. The encounter took place when the British warship, assisted by two armed boats, was searching for Spanish shipping off Punta Gorda, in the mouth of the Uruguay river.