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Caçadores
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The Caçadores (hunters) were the elite light infantry troops of the Portuguese Army, in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Units of Caçadores – with features somewhat different from the original ones – continued to exist in the Portuguese Armed Forces until the 1970s, namely the Caçadores Especiais (special hunters) – several special forces companies of the Portuguese Army created by the Special Operations Troops Centre at the beginning of the 1960s and heavily employed throughout the Portuguese Colonial War (1961-1974) in Africa.
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Caçadores | |
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![]() A soldier of the 4th Caçadores Battalion in 1812 | |
Country | Portugal |
Branch | Portuguese Army |
Type | Light infantry |
Role | Sharpshooting |
Nickname(s) | Fighting Cocks |
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