Bernardim Freire de Andrade

Bernardino Freire
Born18 February 1759 (1759-02-18)
Lisbon, Portugal
Died17 March 1809 (1809-03-18) (aged 50)
Braga, Portugal
Allegiance Portugal
Years of service1781–1809
RankField Marshal
Battles/warsWar of the Pyrenees
War of the Oranges
Peninsular War

Bernardino Freire de Andrade e Castro (Lisbon, 18 February 1759 – Braga, 17 March 1809) was a Portuguese Army general officer who was appointed, in July 1808, commander-in-chief of the Portuguese forces in the north of the country during the Peninsular War.[1]

  1. ^ Chartrand, René (2013). Vimeiro 1808: Wellesley’s first victory in the Peninsular, p. 37. Bloomsbury Publishing, ISBN 9781846035456. Google Books. Retrieved 17 February 2023.

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