Batalha do SaladoEm 1339 o emir Abul Hassan, de Marrocos, e o rei Yussuf Ibn Nasser, de Granada, aliaram-se e formaram um poderoso exército com o qual pretendiam retirar aos reinos cristãos os territórios já recuperados aos Mouros. Avançaram por Castela.
Running forwardOne of the techniques that the Portuguese warriors employed against their enemies who held the Moorish bow was just more than unusual.They knew that the Moorish bow would be very effective within the range from 50 meters to 400 meters.So when 40 Portuguese soldiers disembarked to face a first row of 300 archers also armed with tulwars, their first act was to run like madmen towards the archers, with their rapiers and left handlers in hand. The archers would be stunned by this totally insane act, as due to the heath, very few would wear armors. This stunning delay would again act in favour of the Portuguese who would close de 50 meters range with a few more seconds of advantage.The Portuguese knew about the 50 meters bow effectiveness and that their only hope was to run frontward to cut that distance, after which their highly seasoned maneuver of the rapier and the left handler would destroy the tulwar in no time, one after the other. One blade would stop the tulwar strike and the other would dispatch the enemy, and this was one methodically in no time.Running front wards for cover was a tactic that brought the Portuguese warriors great fame and respect for their bravery
Citação de: "TOMSK"Batalha do SaladoEm 1339 o emir Abul Hassan, de Marrocos, e o rei Yussuf Ibn Nasser, de Granada, aliaram-se e formaram um poderoso exército com o qual pretendiam retirar aos reinos cristãos os territórios já recuperados aos Mouros. Avançaram por Castela.O Emir já tinha pistola de pederneira? :twisted:
1415 To organize the expedition to Ceuta ships were rented while others were built in Portugal to carry the expeditionary forces that were formed by the King’s vassals and by men supplied by the nobles. The enthusiasm was so great and so great was the impatience to serve, that a nobleman aged 90 years old presented himself with his troops. 1512 Fernão Lopes de Andrade, with a fleet of 17 sails manned by 350 Portuguese and some Malays attacks the fleet of Pate-Onuz that was coming from Malacca, composed of 90 sails and a garrison of 12.000 men. After a brave fight that took many hours, victory descended at the hands of the Portuguese, at whose hands many ships fell, while others were burnt or sunk. This battle, which filled with terror the various kingdoms of the region, was one of the most outstanding victory the Portuguese achieved in India. 1516 The King of Fez, having placed siege on the Portuguese fortress of Arzilla with 100.000 men is forced to abandon the siege.Note: Nothing else is referred in this short chronicle. 1518 Conquered by the great Afonso de Albuquerque, the famous city of Malacca grew in trade, and the oppulence of its citizens and the grandiosity of its buildings excited the neighbouring princes and the wish for its dominance. Many tried to after the Portuguese Arm showed it was not invincible. Of all, Mahamet, now king of Bintan learnt from spies that the fortress had only a garrison of 200 men, many of whom were sick. Grabbing the opportunity of such a situation and its timing, Mahamet came with 1.500 chosen infantry men and many well armed elephants, and by sea a fleet of 60 ships full of men and of instruments of expugnation. Here a Nature’s wonder happened. Once the alarm was sounded and word passed around that the enemy was at sight, it happened that the sick soldiers, excited by the military preparations, tried to get up and suddenly the fevers that opressed and tied them to their sickbeds left them and they ran to the walls, mixing with the healthy ones, and with noble pride and unique bravery faced the furious assault. Many have witnessed a bullet remove the head of a Portuguese and his body remaining still for a space of time. Mahamet kept fighting for 20 days, yet all the assaults on the fortress were bravely repelled, until, all hope lost and having suffered 330 casualties, the assault was ended and the King returned home. This glorious event costed the lives of 18 Portuguese.Note: The number of casualties is pointed out with such an exactitude that it may be questionable. 1529 Lopo Vaz de Sampaio, with a fleet of 6 galleons and 13 light ships defeats the Samorim’s fleet of 130 sails.Note: Nothing else is referred in this short chronicle. 1538 The pirate known as Pate-Marcar that infested the Indian seas with 50 ships and 8.000 men disembarked at Beadalla. There, Martim Affonso de Sousa with 400 Portuguese attacks and defeats the pirate. Of the enemy’s fleet that was anchoured, 25 sails were set on fire while the remaining where taken as well as 400 canons and 1.500 guns. 1538 The illustrious Nuno da Cunha, Governor of India, to rescue the fortress of Diu that the Turks have dangerously surrounded, resorted to a most unique artifice. Having sent some ships to give battle, in each of them had four torches placed before arriving by night. The small fleet started firing their artillery, among war cries and shouts which caused great effect among the turks who though the lights corresponded to a much bigger fleet, seeming like the whole of Portuguese India was after them, immediately raised the siege, not wanting to taste their fortune against the Portuguese. 1546 In the second siege of Diu, the place became so narrow that the captain-major of the fortress proposed to his council that they got out of the fortress, and at the enemy’s ground would give them battle and die over the bodies of the turks. The enemy did not ignore the state of the fortress, deciding on a final assault, hoping for a most certain victory. Exploding a mine that they have placed below the tower of St.Thomas which was destroyed, the Turks attacked from all sides with such migh that the Portuguese resisted in a very costly way. The battle was burning everywhere, often with the enemy riding on the fortress walls, fighting at close quarters. Many fell, but more took their place, and it was such the fire that the Turks threw that the Portuguese had to fight among the flames. The captain-major ordered that some basins of water were brought so that the soldiers could refresh their bodies from the heath of the fire that surrounded them. At the occasion of this providence an unusual case took place that is worthy of note. Antonio Moniz Barreto commanded the defense of a tower, and was lowering towards a basin to refresh himself, was pulled by an arm by a soldier who shouted: how come? Do you want to loose His Majesty’s tower? Barreto replied: I am burning, I must refresh myself. The soldier shouted again if the arms are good, the rest is nothing! Antonio Moniz Barreto heard the admonishment of that courageous soldier that later gave him all sort of favours and named him the fire soldier. 1550 Death of the celebrated D. Pedro de Menezes, captain of Tangere.Having commanded eighty horsemen against three thousand moors, he was killed; however his death was avenged with the retreat of the enemy. 1551 The Prince of Chembe with an army of 30.000 men is defeated by 4.000 Portuguese comanded by the Vice-Roy D. Affonso de Noronha. 1559 A Portuguese fleet of six sails manned by 200 soldiers defeats another from the Samorim, composed of thirteen sails and a garrison of 2.000 fighting men. 1559 The kings of Malabar, joined against the Portuguese, attack the fortress of Cananor with a mighty army. The besieged, with the aid of 400 Portuguese that arrived in a small fleet, defeat the enemy who lost 15.000 men. The battle lasted from 3 hours in the morning until 4 hours in the afternoon.
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All these chronicles must be read and understood under the historical and social context of the times in which they took place, and the posting in my website of these accounts do not mean a xenophobic attitude, but an effort to provide historical information on a country that Hollywood and most people influenced by the dream industry, as well as those who create information chose to disregard in a most systematic way, despite what is revealed here. It remains to be understood why
Professor Rainer Daehnhardt :CitarAll these chronicles must be read and understood under the historical and social context of the times in which they took place, and the posting in my website of these accounts do not mean a xenophobic attitude, but an effort to provide historical information on a country that Hollywood and most people influenced by the dream industry, as well as those who create information chose to disregard in a most systematic way, despite what is revealed here. It remains to be understood whyRealmente é verdade.É uma pena que com tanto "material" de qualidade que a nossa História possuí, poucas ou nenhumas sejam as adaptações para cinema dos episódios mais marcantes da nossa história. Será por que Espanha rende mais na bilheteira que nós?
Citação de: "TOMSK"Professor Rainer Daehnhardt :CitarAll these chronicles must be read and understood under the historical and social context of the times in which they took place, and the posting in my website of these accounts do not mean a xenophobic attitude, but an effort to provide historical information on a country that Hollywood and most people influenced by the dream industry, as well as those who create information chose to disregard in a most systematic way, despite what is revealed here. It remains to be understood whyRealmente é verdade.É uma pena que com tanto "material" de qualidade que a nossa História possuí, poucas ou nenhumas sejam as adaptações para cinema dos episódios mais marcantes da nossa história. Será por que Espanha rende mais na bilheteira que nós?Infelizmente é verdade, mas já cheguei à conclusão que a maioria dos senhores de Hollywood acham que a Europa é só Inglaterra, França, Espanha, Itália e Alemanha, e o resto é paisagem ... :roll: :roll:
Excelente o trailer! Eu tenho de ver esse filme!!! Eu tenho de ver esse filme!PS: Só dá para ver na fundaçao??Cumprimentos. Os actores parecem ter sido bem escolhidos, os trajes e armamento também...de admirar para uma produção portuguesa, algo inexperiente no cinema bélico.Tenho que ir agora um dia destes visitar Aljubarrota...