17th century, the ordenanças had become the de facto home guard and military reserve force of the Kingdom of Portugal. The last ordenanças units were disbanded...
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foundations of a standing army, with the creation of the Ordenanças in 1570. The Ordenanças was a militia-type territorial organization aimed to provide...
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home guard force of World War II Local Defence troops (Finland) Militia Ordenanças, Portuguese home guard from 1570 to 1831 Omakaitse, Estonian Home Guard...
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Empire Commanders and leaders Francisco Silveira Louis Henri Loison Strength 2,000 regulars, plus 7,000–8,000 half-armed militia and Ordenanças 9,000 men...
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failed previous attempts, in 1570 King Sebastian of Portugal created the Ordenanças, a centrally managed military territorial organization that would replace...
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[1947–1948]). Militia – military force composed of ordinary citizens. Ordenanças – The Portuguese territorial militia system from the 16th century to the...
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monarch. The title was given, in 1508, to the commander-in-chief of the Ordenanças (the territorial army of the crown). During the Portuguese Restoration...
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and other units. The 4,500 Portuguese regulars were supported by 10,000 ordenanças (militia) and 9,000 armed citizens. When Soult hurled Merle, Mermet, Heudelet...
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Retrieved 2014-11-08. Títulos: i De las leyes, provisiones, cedulas, y ordenanças Reales. ii Del Consejo Real, y Iunta de Guerra de Indias. iii Del Presidente...
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Farol da Lapa (redirect from Facho da Atalaia da Ordenança)
light's current location, in Lapa Church, then named Facho da Atalaia da Ordenança, was over an iron structure, according to old listings of lighthouses...
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Indies". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 2008-11-03. Leyes y ordenanças nueuame[n]te hechas por su Magestad pa la gouernacion de las Indias y...
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different forms and origins, such as the social elite in the Milícias and Ordenanças, the Regular Regiment of Cavalry of Minas, with a police character, the...
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locally organised militia had been deployed before in both Portugal, the ordenanças, and Spain, particularly in the regions of Catalonia and Valencia, where...
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000 were combat ready; about 12,000 Portuguese militia; and 20–30,000 ordenanças, a Portuguese militia force used mainly for guerrilla warfare. Lastly...
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forces with 500 troops (1st line), 2,000 militia (2nd line) and 1,200 ordenanças (3rd line). Silveira tried to change his mind, even calling a war council...
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imminent. Decisive for the victory was the introduction of bodies of Ordenanças, which supported the traditional contingents of royal and seigneurial...
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el Archivo Histórico Nacional para el período 1564 – 1580 (80 pages); Ordenanças del Señor Doctor Antonio Gonzalez y del Señor Miguel de Ybarra (20 pages);...
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century. Portuguese professionals, landowners, European mercenaries and ordenanças came together in a heterogeneous army. The hierarchy had feudal aspects...
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of a standing army were established in 1570, with the creation of the Ordenanças. In the middle of the 17th century, the Portuguese land forces started...
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general, this title was given, in 1508, to the commander-in-chief of the Ordenanças (the territorial army of the crown). During the Portuguese Restoration...
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Vehículos a Motor y Seguridad Vial". Boe.es. Retrieved 9 November 2021. "Ordenança de circulació de vehicles i vianants | Ajuntament de Mollet del Vallès...
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proved a harder proposition. Despite being manned by only 800 militia and Ordenanças, commanded by Major José Talaya, the town held out for seven days—surrendering...
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forgotten by Wellington in 1810–11: Wellington had previously read about the Ordenanca and the 1762 war between Portugal and Spain. The King of Portugal ordered...
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Retrieved 2014-10-22. Títulos: i De las leyes, provisiones, cedulas, y ordenanças Reales. ii Del Consejo Real, y Iunta de Guerra de Indias. iii Del Presidente...
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officer that was in charge of a captaincy (group of companies) of the Ordenanças, the Portuguese territorial militia that existed from the 16th to the...
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distinction between regular or first-line troops and the milícias and ordenanças was also a Portuguese heritage. These were replaced in the Empire of Brazil...
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known as Casa da Torre das Pedras). He was also captain-major of the Ordenanças of the same town, of which he would later become the 1st lord. On his...
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ISBN 978-1-5267-6171-2. (in Portuguese) FURTADO, Gregório de Mendonça (1809). Ordenança de Campanha destinada às Tropas Ligeiras e aos Officiaes que servem nos...
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Seville (1632). "De los diezmos y tazmías de la tierra de Sevilla". Ordenanças de Sevilla (in Spanish). Seville, Spain. Madoz, Pascual (1850). "Olivares"...
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the first organized military force was created in Lagos as part of the Ordenanças system. In 1578, D. Sebastião disappeared in the Battle of Alcácer Quibir...
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