Capture of Manuel Briones

Capture of Manuel Briones
Swedish frigate Eugenie, painting by Jacob Hägg
Date 1851 or 1852 Location Off the coast of Ecuador, Guayaquil Result Swedish-Ecuadorian victory
Belligerents
Sweden Ecuador	Pirates
Commanders and leaders
Christian Adolf Virgin Barroterán †	Manuel Briones
Units involved
HSwMS Eugenie	George Howland
Strength
Sweden: 1 Frigate Ecuador: Several soldiers	Unknown
Casualties and losses
At least 4 Ecuadorian soldiers executed	1 Whaler and 1 smaller vessel captured 6 pirates executed (including Manuel Briones) Several prisoners freed

The capture of Manuel Briones was a brief altercation between Swedish and Ecuadorian authorities and the pirates of Manuel Briones who had set out to attack the upcoming Flores expedition.^[1]