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Born | 27 January 1757 Vienna, Austria |
Died | 18 October 1817 Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Portugal | (aged 60)
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Years of service | 1782-1814 |
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Gomes Freire de Andrade, ComC (27 January 1757, in Vienna – 18 October 1817) was a field marshal and officer of the Portuguese army. Towards the end of his military career, he commanded a Portuguese legion in the French army and participated in the French invasion of Russia. He was executed in 1817 after being accused of leading a conspiracy against the Portuguese government.[1]
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