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54E001– Loyal Lusitanian Legion ) |
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This figure represents a Portuguese Soldier from the famous Loyal Lusitanian Legion that took part in the Peninsular War between 1808 and 1811.
The soldiers of the Legion dressed in Green because this was the colour of the House of Bragança. They wore green pantaloons in the winter and white in the summer. The boots and gaiters were black and worn under the pantaloons. Accoutrements were black and carried both a pouch and a bayonet with a triangular blade. The legion was armed with British made 20 mm India Pattern flintlock musket . The shako was of the ‘stove-pipe’ type with a green plume in the front raising from the national cockade. It had a brass band with a tripple ‘L’ and an oval plate with the national arms.
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54C002– Afonso de Albuquerque (1511 - Conquest of Malaca) |
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This figure is a representation of Afonso de Albuquerque during the conquest of Malaca in 1511 and was inspired on the painting of Ernesto Condeixa (1903).
Most contemporary paintings of Albuquerque are said to have been painted based on descriptions so their accuracy is also very limited. Albuquerque wears a Corslet and mail armour to protect his chest and arms. He carries a sword and dagger typical of the Portuguese navigators of the XV and XVI centuries. He dresses with red breeches and cow skin boots. The fashion of long beards was started by pope Júlio II ). This fashion was welcomed by the Portuguese navigators that rarely shaved when at sea due to the scarcity of water.
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