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Place of Birth: Serro, Minas Gerais, Brazil
About Gomes Carneiro
- Antônio Ernesto Gomes Carneiro (November 28, 1846 – February 9, 1894) was a Brazilian army officer and veteran on the Brazilian side of the Paraguayan War.
- After graduating from the Instituto Militar de Engenharia (Brazilian military academy) in 1872, he was made a lieutenant in 1875, a captain in 1877, a major in 1887, a lieutenant colonel in 1890 and a colonel in 1892.
- He fought on the side of the Republican government in the Riograndense Federalist Revolution and was killed in action, during the Siege of Lapa.
- He was unaware of his promotion to Brigade General, one day before, awarded due to his actions in battle.
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