The Baron of Forte de Coimbra | |
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Birth name | Hermenegildo de Albuquerque Portocarrero |
Born | Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil | April 13, 1818
Died | September 12, 1893 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 75)
Allegiance | Empire of Brazil First Brazilian Republic |
Branch | Imperial Brazilian Army Brazilian Army |
Years of service | 1836 – 1893 |
Rank | Marshal |
Battles / wars |
Hermenegildo de Albuquerque Portocarrero, Baron of Forte de Coimbra was a Brazilian Marshal and Baron. He was known for being the primary commander of the Invasion of Corumbá during the Mato Grosso Campaign of the Paraguayan War.