Delfim Carlos de Carvalho, Baron of Passagem

Delfim Carlos de Carvalho (13 April 1825, in Rio de Janeiro – 19 May 1896, in Rio de Janeiro), Baron of Passagem, was a Brazilian naval officer who fought in the Paraguayan War. He was a Chief of Division at the Battle of the Riachuelo. He commanded the squadron that effected the Passage of Humaitá on 19 February 1868.[1] He was also a member of the Supreme Military Justice in 1891.

Delfim Carlos de Carvalho, Barão de Passagem.

References

  • Archivo Nobiliarchico Brasileiro at https://archive.org/stream/archivonobiliarc00vascuoft#page/32/mode/2up p. 341.
  • Tasso Fragoso, General Augusto (1959). História da Guerra Entre a Tríplice Aliança e o Paraguai (in Portuguese) (2nd ed.). Biblioteca do Exército.
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