List of Portuguese Regiments in the Napoleonic Wars

This list shows the regiments the Portuguese Army had during the Napoleonic Wars.

Infantry Regiments

Number	Name	Date of raising or coming onto establishment	Modern Successor
1	Infantry Regiment of Lippe 1763-1806 1st Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1663	1st Infantry Regiment
2	Infantry Regiment of Lagos 1763-1806 2nd Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1693
3	1st Infantry Regiment of Olivença 1763-1806 3rd Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1641
4	Infantry Regiment of Freire 1763-1806 4th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1659
5	1st Infantry Regiment of Elvas 1763-1806 5th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1641
6	1st Infantry Regiment Porto 1763-1806 6th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1659
7	Infantry Regiment of Setúbal 1763-1806 7th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1668
8	Infantry Regiment of Castelo de Vide 1763-1806 8th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1641
9	Infantry Regiment of Viana 1763-1806 9th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1641
10	Infantry Regiment of Lisbon 1801-1806 10th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1801
11	Infantry Regiment of Penamacor 1763-1806 11th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1643
12	Infantry Regiment of Chaves 1763-1806 12th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1643	19th Infantry Regiment
13	1st Infantry Regiment of Peniche 1763-1806 13th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1659	13th Infantry Regiment
14	Infantry Regiment of Tavira 1763-1806 14th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1657
15	2nd Infantry Regiment of Olivença 1763-1806 15th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1641	15th Infantry Regiment
16	1st Infantry Regiment of Vieira Teles 1763-1806 16th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1668
17	2nd Infantry Regiment of Setúbal 1763-1806 17th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1641
18	2nd Infantry Regiment of Porto 1763-1806 18th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1659
19	Infantry Regiment of Cascais 1763-1806 19th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1641
20	Infantry Regiment of Campo Maior 1801-1806 20th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1841
21	Infantry Regiment of Valença 1763-1806 21st Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1657
22	Infantry Regiment of Serpa 1763-1806 22nd Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1641
23	1st Infantry Regiment of Almeida 1763-1806 23rd Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1641
24	Infantry Regiment of Bragança 1763-1806 24th Infantry Regiment	Raised in 1664	19th Infantry Regiment

Cavalry Regiments

Number	Name	Date of raising or coming onto establishment	Successor 2014
1	Cavalry Regiment of Alcântara 1707-1806 1st Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1707
2	Cavalry Regiment of Moura 1715-1806 2nd Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1715
3	Cavalry Regiment of Olivença 1715-1806 3rd Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1715	3rd Cavalry Regiment
4	Cavalry Regiment of Meclemburgo 1762-1806 4th Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1762	4th Cavalry Regiment
5	Cavalry Regiment of Évora 1715-1806 5th Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1715
6	Cavalry Regiment Bragança 1715-1806 6th Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1715	6th Cavalry Regiment
7	Cavalry Regiment of Cais 1707-1806 7th Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1707
8	Cavalry Regiment of Elvas 1715-1806 8th Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1715
9	Cavalry Regiment of Chaves 1715-1806 9th Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1715
10	Cavalry Regiment of Santarém 1707-1806 10th Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1707
11	Cavalry Regiment of Almeida 1707-1806 11th Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1707
12	Cavalry Regiment of Miranda 1763-1806 12th Cavalry Regiment	Raised in 1743

Artillery Regiments

Number	Name	Date of raising or coming onto establishment	Successor 2014
1	Artillery Regiment of the Court 1763-1806 1st Artillery Regiment	Raised in 1677
2	Artillery Regiment of Algarve 1774-1806 2nd Artillery Regiment	Raised in 1718
3	Artillery Regiment of Alentejo 1708-1806 3rd Artillery Regiment	Raised in 1708
4	Artillery Regiment of Porto 1763-1806 4th Artillery Regiment	Raised in 1763	5th Artillery Regiment
5	Artillery Regiment of the Army 1791-1797 Artillery Regiment of the Navy	Raised in 1791

Caçador Battalions

Number	Name	Date of raising or coming onto establishment
1	Regiment of Volunteers of Portalegre 1808 1st Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1808
2	Transtagana Legion 1808 2nd Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1808
3	Caçador Company of Vila Real 1808 3rd Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1801
4	Caçador Battalion of Beira 1808 4th Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1808
5	Transtagana Legion 1808 5th Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1808
6	Caçador Battalion of Porto 1808 6th Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1808
7	1st Battalion of Loyal Lusitanian Legion 1809-1811 7th Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1809
8	2nd Battalion of Loyal Lusitanian Legion 1809-1811 8th Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1809
9	Remnants of the Loyal Lusitanian Legion 1809-1811 9th Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1809
10	Caçador Battalion of Aveiro 1811 10th Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1811
11	Caçador Battalion of Feira 1811 11th Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1811
12	Caçador Battalion of Ponte de Lima 1811 12th Caçador Battalion	Raised in 1811

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