Disembarkation «Braves of Mindelo»1832.

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Disembarkation «Braves of Mindelo»1832.

Post by Anatol » Sun Jan 15, 2017 5:40 pm

Disembarkation of Mindelo is the name given to the landing of the Liberal troops north of Porto on July 8, 1832, during the Liberal Wars, name by which the Portuguese Civil War (1828-1834) was known. The squadron organized by D. Pedro IV, counted on 60 ships, about 8,300 men , under the command of the British Admiral George Rose Sartorius. About 7,500 men who came to be known by the name of "Bravos do Mindelo" came ashore. [2] Among them were many mercenaries and auxiliaries, English, French, Belgians, Poles, Italians, Germans and Spaniards, exceeding 6,600 foreigners, who represented more than 80% of the total troops. At dusk on July 7, 1832, there was panic between the military forces and the absolutist authorities of Porto: the Liberal fleet was in sight, much to the surprise of the miguelistas who had never foreseen an invasion by this point of the country. However, D. Pedro advanced with his fleet towards Vila do Conde, where he planned the landing. On the morning of July 8, Major Bernardo de Sá Nogueira, the future Marquis of Sá da Bandeira, was sent ashore to parley with the military forces stationed there. The negotiations were, however, completely barren, with that emissary being received with threats of firing. Frustrated, then, that it was these attempts at peaceful landing, it was decided to do so in a war-time. The choice of this site, which historiographically perpetuated this military operation as "Disembarkation of Mindelo", was due to the fact that it could be carried out with ease and safety, since the sea presented "quite deep almost to the sand" . This indication was given, according to tradition, by one of the 7,500 "bravos", of its name Francisco José da Silva, native of Paiço, parish of the Lavra. The landing was fast and did not encounter any resistance, being, immediately, taken the strategic points of the region. The battalions of Hunters # 2 and # 3 occupied the crests of the elevations that extend until the right margin of the river Leça. The landing allowed the liberal forces to take the city of Oporto on July 9, 1832, catching by surprise the miguelista army that would submit them to the prolonged Siege of Porto. D. Miguel ended up capitulating in 1834, with the Évora Monte Concession, opening the way to the definitive implantation of Liberalism.
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Source:https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desembarque_do_Mindelo
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Re: Disembarkation «Braves of Mindelo»1832.

Post by Anatol » Tue Apr 04, 2017 7:10 pm

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