Gomes Carneiro

Antônio Ernesto Gomes Carneiro
Born (1846-11-28)November 28, 1846
 Brazil Serro, Minas Gerais
Died February 9, 1894(1894-02-09) (aged 47)
 Brazil Paraná
Buried at Panteão dos Heroes (City of Lapa)
Allegiance  Brazil
Service/branch Brazilian Army
Rank Colonel
Battles/wars

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.

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