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| | Borges |
 | | Born in 1832 in Montevideo, Uruguay, he was already in the wars at the age of fifteen. |
 | | He fought under a famous general, and later president, Justo Jose de Urquiza, at the Battle of Caseros (1852), which marked the final defeat of Rosas. |
 | | During the latter's failed military uprising, Colonel Borges, at the end of his tether, rode on his horse at the battle of La Verde towards the enemy lines, arms across his chest, and was hit by two bullets. |
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