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History of the Regiment
They Protected Almeida, they charged at Vimeiro and they won Victoria. THEY are the 11th Portuguese Cavalry Regiment. At it's origin is the Almeida Cavalry regiment created in 1707, it changed name in 1806 to Cavalry regiment No.11 and, sadly enough in 1807 was integreted by Junot in the Portuguese Legion of Napoleon's Grande Armée. But that wasn't it's end ! In 1808 it was reestablished by the Government. And it was here to stay. They behaved Bravelly under Benjamin D'Urban ! They made him proud at that battle, They Charged in "Like British Dragoons" but they were scattered in an accident against "French Helmets" a few days later after his own words. "They were an uncertain sort of Fighting People" he stated. But nontheless they were Brave and Dangerous to the ennemy, they were also one of the few regiments chosen to fight mounted despite the shortage of horses. To sum it up, they were a ferocious regiment that encoutered some bad luck in it's way.
Nevertheless, a regiment of wich we, the descendents of those who fought with the Anglo-Portuguese army should be proud of. !
Originally, it was composed of 8 companies with roughly 596 men, or rather 72 men per company and 20 in Staff. But during the war most of it's man-power vanished and only arround 1816 did they fully recover from the war. Just like the rest of the cavalry regiments, they were dressed in a dark blue just a bit lighter than the prussian-type blue used by the infantry. This regiment in special was distinguished by the sky blue collar and cuffs and the yellow lining and red plumes and turnbacks. The unit was mostly mounted but not completelly and were serving in the field unlike some other cavalry units serving in garrisons and completelly dismounted. It was part of the South division, recruited in the Beira region and had it's quarters in Castelo Branco.
Ranks
We are going to try and picture the actual regiment as accurately as possible, as such, we shall have certain restrictions in the possible number of people having the same rank.
Oficiais de Campo, Field Officers
Spoiler Capitão, Captain (Cpt)
Tenente, Lieutenant (Tnt)
Alferes, Ensign (Alf)
Spoiler Sargento, Sergeant (Sgt)
Cabo, Corporal (Cbo)
Anspeçada, Lance Corporal (Ans)
Spoiler Tropa, Trooper (Trp)
Recruta, Recruit (Rct) Spoiler Trombeta-Mor, Trumpeteer (TrpMor)
Porta-Estandarte, Standard Bearer (StdBr)
Roster
Capitão Lamarque
Alferes Viriato
Sargento Jenkins
Porta - Estandarte Miceweasel
Tropa PatadaNaBoca
Tropa Eletronico/Martin
Tropa Lusitano
Tropa RaMoN
Tropa Totem
Tropa Nicholas
Tropa Niblets
Tropa Anyfuturebox
Tropa Cole
Tropa Theta
Tropa Raider
Tropa ConCreed
Tropa CaptainSkeleton
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