History
The Légion Portugaise (or Portuguese Legion in english) was formed in 1808 when the french army, lead by Junot, invaded Portugal for the first time. As usual Napoleon ordered the formation of a foreign Legion, in this case the portuguese one.
The legion was originally formed by 5 Infantry regiments, 2 Cavalry regiments and 1 Artillery regimement. In total 9 000 men, by the end of the war more then 30 000 men had served on the legion. In 1811 the Legion was reorganized forming the 13e Demi-Brigade d'elite de la Legion Portugaise and staying with only 3 Infantry Regiments, 1 Cavalry Regiment and 1 depot battalion. By 1813 heavy casualties it was reorganized to only 1 Battalion de
guerre and 1 depot battalion. In May,5th of 1814 the Légion Portugaise was finnaly disbanded.
At the service of Napoleon, the Portuguese Legion fought in the campaigns of Germany, Austria and Russia, suffering heavy casualties. It was present in the battles of Wagram, Smolensk, Vitebsk and Borodino (Moscow). Being highly regarded by Napoleon, the troops of the Legion were referred by him as the
"Black Infantry"Ranks
As a french unit it makes sense that we use the french ranks and they are the following one (starting with the lowest):
*Cadet
*Soldat
*Caporal
*Caporal-Fourrier
*Sergent
*Sergent-Major
*Sous Lieutenant
*Lieutenant
*Capitaine
*Chef de Bataillon
*Major(this one and the following two would be the same but some say that they are not the same so we accept them)
*Lieutenant Colonel
*Colonel en Seconde
*Colonel
*Recruitment*
Right now we are a starting regiment and we are constantly recruiting both NA and EU people, if you are interested in joining The 1erLP add Specialboia on Steam.
You may also get on our new website:
http://1erlp.enjin.com/See you guys on the Fields of Battle!
