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| Picture No | 12041669 |
| Date | 1866 |
| Description | Colonel F. Carneiro de Campos: Prisoner of War |
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Colonel Frederico Carneiro de Campos, was imprisoned by Paraguayan soldiers shortly before the initial act and declaration of war by Paraguay. He sits in a cell in the fortress of Humaita at a table, resting his head on his knuckles. He eventually died there before the end of the war, due to ill-treatment and hunger.
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| Source | Engraving by Burn Smeeton in 'L'Illustration, Journal Universel' 1866, page 101 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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