The Tercio de Andaluces, also known as Batallón de Voluntarios Urbanos de los Cuatro Reinos de Andalucía, was a unit of Spanish

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of the city of

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of the 19th century.

History

The

Tercio A ''tercio'' (; Spanish for " third") was a military unit of the Spanish Army during the reign of the Spanish Habsburgs in the early modern period. The tercios were renowned for the effectiveness of their battlefield formations, forming the el ...

Andaluces The Andalusians ( es, andaluces) are a Europe, European ethnic group, native to Andalusia, an Autonomous Community, autonomous community in southern Spain. Statute of Autonomy of Andalusia, Andalusia's statute of autonomy defines Andalusians a ...

was created on October 8, 1806, after the first English Invasion of Buenos Aires. The battalion was composed of militiamen from Andalusia, and its Plana Mayor was integrated by the Commanders José Merelo, Agustín de Orta and Damián de Castro. The Andalusian Battalion counted eight companies of fifty-five men, toking part in the military actions against the English troops in the second of the invasions. In 1809, the officers of this Battalion were part of the troops that sustained the Viceroy

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against the conspiracy of

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. After the

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, by decree of the

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, the Batallón de Voluntarios Urbanos de los Cuatro Reinos de Andalucía was

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with the Regimiento N° 5 de Infantería. Two companies of this regiment were sent to the

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, taking part in the

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References

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