Gomes Freire de Andrade

Gomes Freire de Andrade
Gomes Freire de Andrade
Born	27 January 1757; Vienna, Austria
Died	18 October 1817 (aged 60); Oeiras e São Julião da Barra, Portugal
Allegiance	Portugal (1782 to 1788/1790 to 24 May 1807); Russia (1788 to 1790); France (to 5 May 1814);
Service years	1782-1814
Rank	Lieutenant General; Colonel; Général de Division;
Commands	4th Infantry Regiment (1790-1807); Portuguese Legion (1810-1814);
Conflicts	Russo-Turkish War ; War of the Pyrenees; War of the Oranges; Napoleonic Wars Battle of Wagram; Battle of Smolensk; Battle of Vitebsk; Battle of Borodino; Peninsular War; ;
Awards	Commander of Order of Christ; Order of St. George 4th Class;

Gomes Freire de Andrade, ComC (27 January 1757, in Vienna – 18 October 1817) was a lieutenant general and officer of the Portuguese army. Towards the end of his military career, he commanded a Portuguese legion in the French army and participated in the French invasion of Russia. He was executed in 1817 after being accused of leading a conspiracy against the Portuguese government.