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| First Horse Artillery Regiment | |||||||||
| Lieutenant in Full Dress - 1852 | |||||||||
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| by Jose Washt Rodrigues | |||||||||
| As the Brazilian field artillery's oldest regiment, this unit is probably the most combatant of the Imperial Army. Created in 1831, it took part in the southern campaigns of 1851-52 against the Argentinean dictator Juan Manuel Rosas - Battle of Caseros, in Uruguay (1864) - Payssandu and against Paraguay (1864-1870) - Tuyuty, Curupaity, Lomas Valentinas and Peribibuy. | |||||||||