The Duke of Caxias in profile

The Duke of Caxias in military dress

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, the duke of Caxias (August 25, 1803-May 7, 1880), was the most important Brazilian military commander in history. Image File history File links Caxias. ... Image File history File links Caxias. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x752, 246 KB)Duke of Caxias File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (500x752, 246 KB)Duke of Caxias File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1880 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

From 1866 onwards he served as Commander of Brazilian forces in the War of the Triple Alliance. Under his leadership the army conquered Asunción. Combatants Paraguay Uruguay, Argentina, Brasil Commanders Francisco Solano López Bartolomé Mitre, Duke of Caxias Strength at the beginning of the war ca. ... Map of Paraguay Panteón de los Héroes in Asunción Asunción, population 1,304,087 (1992), is the capital of Paraguay. ...

The area where he was born became the city of Duque de Caxias. Duque de Caxias is a city in southeast Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. ...

In Brazil, August 25 was designated the Soldier's Day in his honor.

Caxias was the only Brazilian to receive the honorary title of Duke. The term duke is a title of nobility which refers to the sovereign male ruler of a Continental European duchy, to a nobleman of the highest grade of the British peerage, or to the highest rank of nobility in various other European countries, including Portugal, Spain and France (in Italy...

External link

http://militar.com.br/fex/exercitopersonalidades/caxias/caxias-p.html