Portuguese Army
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The Portuguese Army is the land component of the Armed Forces of Portugal and is also its largest branch. It is charged with the defence of Portugal, in co-operation with other branches of the Armed F
The Portuguese forces, personally commanded by King Afonso V, in the conquest of Asilah, Morocco
Partial depiction of the Battle of Montes Claros in a 17th-century azulejo panel at the Palace of Fronteira
A Portuguese Army grenadier in 1740
Soldier of the 6th Caçadores Battalion in 1811
Afonso I of Portugal
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Dom Afonso I nicknamed "the Conqueror", "the Founder" and "the Great" by the Portuguese, was the first king of Portugal, from 26 July 1139 until his death on 6 December 1185. He achieved the independe
Portuguese Army
…Portugal since its early beginnings. The Portuguese Army has its remote origins in the military forces of the County of Portugal that allowed its ruler, Afonso Henriques, to obtain its independence from the Kingdom of León and to enlarge its territory in the 12th century. The victory of the Portuguese forces in the…
D. Afonso Henriques O Conquistador
Statue of Afonso Henriques in Guimarães, Portugal
King Afonso I at the Siege of Lisbon (oil on canvas by Joaquim Rodrigues Braga)
Afonso at the Battle of Ourique witnessing the Miracle of the Cross (dated 1793 by Domigos Sequeira)