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BERESFORD (William Carr). COLLECÇÃO das Ordens do Dia do Illustrissimo e Excellentissimo Senhor Guilherme Carr Beresford [...] Anno 1809. Lisboa. s.d. - BERESFORD (William Carr) COLLECÇÃO das Ordens do Dia do Illustrissimo e Excellentissimo Senhor Guilherme Carr Beresford [...] Anno 1809 . Lisboa: Por António Nunes dos Santos, s.d. [2], 218, [4] pp.; 210 mm. A collection of the Orders of the Day for the year 1809 delivered by Marshal William Carr Beresford (1768-1854), an English military officer who began his connection with Portugal when he was sent by Prince John to occupy Madeira, preventing the French from taking it over. In 1809, he was appointed commander-in-chief of the Portuguese Army, whose ranks were disorganized after Junot's invasion. Beresford's Orders of the Day had the force of law, according to a royal decree of November 11, 1811. Inocêncio refers to a ”Compilation of the Orders of the Day” published by the Royal Printing Office between 1811 and 1816. RARE. ⚑ Auto-translated via Google Translate ¶ Dic. Hist. Portugal, I, 336; Inoc., IX, p. 81; Dic. Bib. Militar Português não refere; Dic. Bib. da Guerra Peninsular, v. I, pp. 107-110 refere apenas alguns manuscritos