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ENS João Maria Fernandes Braga Veteran

Birth
Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada Municipality, Azores, Portugal
Death
1867 (aged 30–31)
Tete, Tete, Mozambique
Burial
Lost at War. Specifically: Body was never recovered from the site. Add to Map
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Ensign of the 18th Infantry Regiment, who was murdered in Tete by an indigenous tribe. A 30-man regiment commanded by Braga was surprised while passing from one fort to another. For not surrendering, they all ended up killed by the axe. The bodies were never recovered.
Ensign of the 18th Infantry Regiment, who was murdered in Tete by an indigenous tribe. A 30-man regiment commanded by Braga was surprised while passing from one fort to another. For not surrendering, they all ended up killed by the axe. The bodies were never recovered.


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