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Battle Of Aljubarrota, August 14, 1385
As an outline of the tactical maneuver that will be tested in the wargame - simulated battle - of chapter 3, we present the English chess Opening as a model, where we will consider a hypothesis (compared to chess) in which a combination of the Cuneus battle orders would be employed, that is a staggered attack on the center or Convex but with flanks on discontinuous lines, taking care to simulate more decisive flank actions. The maneuvers will be complementary (geographically), with the Portuguese army trying to lure the opponent into its concave device in a kill zone ; and with the Castilian army trying to exploit the numerical weight of its convex device to penetrate, overflow and destroy the Portuguese blockade.
The Aljubarrota Battle and Its Contemporary Heritage
This book frames the crucial 1385 Aljubarrota battle within its historical context, discussing both the military process and its long-term influence on Portuguese national memory and heritage.
A batalha reial
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Aljubarrota 1385
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Aljubarrota 1385
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Aljubarrota
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Aljubarrota revisitada
Quando na manhãzinha do dia 2 de Março de 1995, viajávamos de Coimbra para S. Jorge, acalentávamos na alma uma profunda esperança na possibilidade de rever ou de completar aquilo que, a propósito do combate de 14 de Agosto de 1385, havia já sido escrito nas décadas anteriores. Evidentemente, tínhamos conhecimento de que a "batalha de aljubarrota" constituía já um volumoso dossier, construído pela combinação dos meritórios esforços de muitos, talvez de dezenas, de historiadores e de outros estudiosos, que à sua análise se haviam entregado com paixão. Estávamos, apesar disso, convencidos de que o assunto não se encontrava ainda encerrado, facto que - sem pretendermos ser a...
