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Military reform and guard companies described in Portugal and Navy
A detailed 17th century plan outlines ranks and duties for the Squires and Knights forming two guard companies. Men serve, train in mathematics, gunnery, fortifications, riding, fencing, and firelock exercise with officers drawn from the corps. A separate Noble Company of Guard-Marines trains 150 noblemen’s sons in navigation, gunnery, shipbuilding, and combat skills, with royal banners and senior officers.
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Parma
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Bertello
Seraglio
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Oglio
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Stanislaus
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K. Augustus III
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Christian Lewis
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Werle
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Soho Square
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Poultry Compter
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