1993, ISBN: 9781156571958

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters:… More...

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Portuguese Army, Portuguese Army Commandos, Parachute Troops School, Portuguese Rapid Reaction Brigade, Special Operations Troops Centre, 2nd Lancers Regiment, Pathfinders Company, Portuguese Army Light Aviation Unit, Army Police, Aeroterrestrial Support Battalion. Excerpt: The 2nd Lancers Regiment Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Portuguese Army, Portuguese Army Commandos, Parachute Troops School, Portuguese Rapid Reaction Brigade, Special Operations Troops Centre, 2nd Lancers Regiment, Pathfinders Company, Portuguese Army Light Aviation Unit, Army Police, Aeroterrestrial Support Battalion. Excerpt: The 2nd Lancers Regiment (Portuguese: Regimento de Lanceiros nº 2, RL2 ) is a unit of the Portuguese Army responsible for the instruction, organization and maintenance of the Polícia do Exército (Army Police) operational units. History The origins of the 2nd Lancers Regiment date back to the creation of the Queen's Lancers Regiment in 1833, by the constitutional army during the Liberal Wars. The idea for the creation of the regiment came from the observation of the success that resulted from the lancers during the Napoleonic Wars. Since its creation the regiment became an elite unit, responsible for the escort of the royal family, being mostly composed of aristocratic officers. Two lancer regiments were created by the 1834 army organization, the second of which would have the following designations:1834 - 2nd Cavalry Regiment1844 - 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the Queen's Lancers1884 - 2nd Cavalry Regiment1888 - 2nd Cavalry Regiment of Prince Charles1890 - 2nd Cavalry Regiment of the King's Lancers1911 - 2nd Cavalry Regiment1948 - 2nd Lancers Regiment1975 - Military Police Regiment1976 - Lisbon Lancers Regiment1993 - 2nd Lancers RegimentThe regiment continued employing the lance as a combat weapon until World War II, after which it was restricted to ceremonial use. At the beginning of the war the unit was equipped with armored cars and light tanks. In 1953 with the creation of the Military Police, the regiment assumed the function of organizing, training and maintaining the Books, , Portuguese-Army~~Books-LLC, , , , , , , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781156571958

Kartoniert / Broschiert