Portuguese Legion (Estado Novo)
Portuguese Legion may refer to: *Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars), 1808–1813, military unit serving in concert with the forces of Napoleon * Portuguese Legion (Estado Novo), paramilitary state existing from 1936–1974 *Loyal Lusitanian Legion The Loyal Lusitanian Legion (LLL) was a foreign volunteer corps of the British Army, organized with Portuguese émigrés in England, that fought in the Peninsular War. The LLL was created by the initiative of Portuguese Army Colonels José Maria ...

Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars)
The Portuguese Legion ( French: ''Légion portugaise''; Portuguese: ''Legião Portuguesa'') was a 9,000 men strong Portuguese military unit integrated in the army of the First French Empire, formed after the French occupation of Portugal in 1807. The Legion was created by order of Napoleon from 12 November 1807. Organization began in February 1808, with the best units of the disbanded Portuguese Army, including the elite Legion of Light Troops. It set out for Salamanca in April 1808, crossing Spain until arriving in France. During the crossing of Spain, many of its soldiers defected, returning to Portugal and joining the Portuguese resistance against the French occupation. The Portuguese Legion took part in the French campaigns in Germany, Austria and Russia, suffering heavy casualties. It fought at the battles of Wagram, Smolensk, Borodino (Moscow) and Berezina. The Legion was disbanded on 5 May 1814, with only about 1,000 of its original 9,000 soldiers surviving and returnin ...
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Portuguese Legion (Estado Novo)
Portuguese Legion may refer to: *Portuguese Legion (Napoleonic Wars), 1808–1813, military unit serving in concert with the forces of Napoleon * Portuguese Legion (Estado Novo), paramilitary state existing from 1936–1974 *Loyal Lusitanian Legion The Loyal Lusitanian Legion (LLL) was a foreign volunteer corps of the British Army, organized with Portuguese émigrés in England, that fought in the Peninsular War. The LLL was created by the initiative of Portuguese Army Colonels José Maria ...