5-478: Portuguese Legion may refer to: Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars) , 1808–1813, military unit serving in concert with the forces of Napoleon Legião Portuguesa (Estado Novo) , paramilitary state existing from 1936–1974 Loyal Lusitanian Legion , 1808, a unit of the British Army, composed of Portuguese volunteers. [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-520: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars) The Portuguese Legion ( French : Légion portugaise ; Portuguese : Legião Portuguesa ) was a 9,000 men strong Portuguese military unit integrated in the army of the First French Empire , formed after the French occupation of Portugal in 1807. The Legion
15-500: The French occupation. The Portuguese Legion took part in the French campaigns in Germany, Austria and Russia, suffering heavy casualties. It fought at the battles of Wagram , Smolensk , Borodino (Moscow) and Berezina . The Legion was disbanded on 5 May 1814, with only about 1,000 of its original 9,000 soldiers surviving and returning to Portugal. The Portuguese Legion was organized as
20-510: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about military units and formations which are associated with the same title. If an internal link referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. [REDACTED] Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Portuguese_Legion&oldid=1142558505 " Category : Military units and formations disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
25-609: Was created by order of Napoleon from 12 November 1807. Organization began in February 1808, with the best units of the disbanded Portuguese Army , including the elite Legion of Light Troops. It set out for Salamanca in April 1808, crossing Spain until arriving in France. During the crossing of Spain, many of its soldiers defected, returning to Portugal and joining the Portuguese resistance against
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