page_title: Division of Royal Volunteers
hierarchical_section_title: Division of Royal Volunteers
caption_attribution_description: "Revista das Tropas Destinadas a Montevidéu na Praia Grande" - Embarque da Infantaria portuguesa, na Ponta da Areia, Praia Grande, Rio de Janeiro, em 7 de Junho de 1816. (Príncipe D. João, D. Pedro, D. Miguel, Beresford e Lecor) Guerra contra Artigas.
context_page_description: The Division of Royal Volunteers was a detachment of the Portuguese military, formed in 1815 and deployed to Rio de Janeiro on 30 March 1816. The unit was commanded by Carlos Frederico Lecor, Viscount of Laguna.
  The unit was formed on order of then-Prince Dom João VI, to consist of 5,000 men, and invaded the Banda Oriental, as part of the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental. The unit occupied the city of Montevideo on 20 January 1817.
context_section_description: The Division of Royal Volunteers (Portuguese: Divisão de Voluntários Reais or Voluntários Reais do Príncipe, later Divisão de Voluntários Reais do Rei following the prince's ascent to kingship) was a detachment of the Portuguese military, formed in 1815 and deployed to Rio de Janeiro on 30 March 1816. The unit was commanded by Carlos Frederico Lecor, Viscount of Laguna. 
  The unit was formed on order of then-Prince Dom João VI, to consist of 5,000 men, and invaded the Banda Oriental (in modern Uruguay), as part of the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental. The unit occupied the city of Montevideo on 20 January 1817.
caption: The Division embarks at Ilha de Santa Catarina, Rio de Janeiro, on 7 June 1816 (image by Jean-Baptiste Debret).
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