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COMMANDER // 1808–1879

Manuel Luís Osório

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Lifespan

1808 – 1879

1810182018301840185018601870Paraguayan War · 1864-1870Bataille d’Itapiru — April 17, 1866 · Empire of Brazil · Paraguayan WarBattle of Estero Bellaco — May 2, 1866 · Argentina · Paraguayan WarBattle of Tuyutí — May 24, 1866 · Empire of Brazil · Paraguayan War

Active service 1866 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 58.

Profile

Manuel Luís Osório, Marquis of Erval was a Brazilian military officer, monarchist and politician. A member of the Imperial Army at the age of fifteen, he climbed all the posts of the military hierarchy of his time thanks to the soldier attributes that consecrated him as "the Legendary". He participated in the main military events of the late nineteenth century in the Río de la Plata region and is considered a hero of the Paraguayan War. He was declared patron of the Cavalry Branch of the Brazilian Army in 1962.

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Battles (3)

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