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Guarda Real dos Archeiros Royal Guard of the Archers
A member of the Royal Guard of the Archers, by Alfredo Roque Gameiro, 1888
Active
16th century – 1910
Country
Portugal
Allegiance
Monarchs of Portugal
Type
Royal guard
Role
Close combat Crowd control Hand-to-hand combat Executive protection Force protection Public duties Raiding Reconnaissance Tracking
Military unit
The Royal Guard of the Archers (Portuguese: Guarda Real dos Archeiros) was the palace guard of the Portuguese Monarchs from the 16th century until the end of the monarchy in Portugal in 1910. Its members were armed with halberds, the Guard being also known as the Royal Guard of the Halberdiers (Portuguese: Guarda Real dos Alabardeiros).[1]
The Royal Guard of the Archers was mainly a ceremonial guard. The security of the Monarchs and the Royal Family was mainly entrusted to regular Army units, some elite regiments being especially chosen of this function, like the Marines Regiment in the 17th and early 18th centuries and the 2nd Lancers Regiment late 19th and early 20th centuries.
^CASTRO E SOUSA, António Dâmaso de, A origem da Guarda Real dos Alabardeiros, hoje Archeiros do Paço, Lisboa: Imprensa Nacional, 1849
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