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COMMANDER // 1777–1840

Luís do Rego

lieutenant generalKingdom of Portugal3 battles1 war

Lifespan

1777 – 1840

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Active service 1810–1812 — 3 battles across 1 war; first command at age 33.

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D. Luís do Rego Barreto, 1st Viscount of Geraz do Lima was a Portuguese nobleman, military officer and colonial administrator who distinguished himself in the fight against the Invasion of Portugal by the French in 1807, and was Governor of Pernambuco from 1817 to 1821, when he was deposed.

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Battles (3)

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