Voluntários da Pátria

"Voluntários da Pátria"
Active1865–1870
CountryEmpire of Brazil
BranchImperial Brazilian Army
Size54,992
EngagementsParaguayan War

Voluntários da Pátria (English: Homeland Volunteers), was the name given to the volunteer military units created on 7 January 1865 by decree of the Empire of Brazil to fight in the Paraguayan War with which the imperial government sought to strengthen the Imperial Brazilian Army.

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