With the announcement of the Persian rework, I propose changing the Organ Gun with Aventureiros for Portugal.
Why the change?
Organ gun was a niche weapon that did not see much use, i only found 1 reference so far of it being used at morocco. It lacks the history, depth and impact like the other Portuguese UU the Caravel.
What other UU could the Ports have you ask? And even if you dont I will tell you.
Aventureiros.
Who were they?
Well the King had at his disposal military leadership to serve overseas under direct orders of the crown.
"From the mid-15th century onwards, the lower and middle-ranking leadership of Portuguese expeditions and of the resulting overseas outposts were the fidalgos â gentlemen descended from the old knightly class. The importance of such men was highlighted by Azurara (Gomes Eanes de Zurara) during the second half of the 15th century. His Chronicle of the King Dom JoĂŁo I described the force assembled to attack Ceuta, the most enthusiastic being younger men who âardently desired to acquire the merits of those who had given them life [their fathers], and following their example, to furnish proofs of their courage and loyaltyâ.
âSuccess led to a rapid expansion of a class known as the ânobility of serviceâ, so that by the 16th century numerous fidalgos from minor and often poor aristocratic families would hang around the royal court, eager for a chance to show their worth. Consequently, the Portuguese government was able to employ large numbers in its armadas and overseas captaincies, their exploits filling the 16th century chronicles and literature.â
Nicolle ill. Embleton Portuguese in the age of Discovery 2012 p13-14
So now that we established that leadership was from Nobility letâs look at their conduct:
Crowley Conquerors 2015 p228
âThe military code of the fidalgos valued heroic personal deeds over tactics, the taking of booty and prizes over the achievement of strategic objectives. Men-at-arms were tied by personal and economic loyalties to their aristocratic leaders rather than to an overall commander. Victories were gained by acts of individual valor rather than rational planning. The Portuguese fought with a ferocity that stunned the peoples of the Indian Ocean, but their methods were medieval and chaotic and, not infrequently, suicidal.â
The historian JoĂŁo de Barros summarized its consequences for captains and commanders: âthat in decisions about whether to fight ⊠so that honorable deeds may be done, even if dangerous, they must not raise objections based on the personal safety of their lives.â Henceforward prudence was impossible. No one felt able to refuse an engagement, however rash, without accusations of cowardice. Only bravery of the most explicit kind would suffice. The honor code of the fidalgos was accentuated to the extent of an emphasis on hand-to-hand combat over the distant destruction of cannon fire."
Crowley 2015 p278 Conquerors (describing fidalgos at Goa, 1512)
â[T]he nobles wished to wield their enormous two-handed swords in heroic single combat, winning booty and polishing their reputationsâŠâ
Fidalgos who were nobles, clad head to toe in an expensive full set of armour, always at the top commanding positions, and also formed the veritable âspearheadâ of assaults. Most notably, they wielded some scary two-handed swords the Portuguese called montante 10 which in the right hands was capable of cutting an un-armoured person (arguably the most common kind of foe the Portuguese faced in the east) in half, if the chronicles are to be trusted.
And a few examples of those chronicles:
âPedro Homem put up an admirable fightâŠâ
âHe was the last to fall for he wore European plate armour and kept the Chinese at bay with a heavy montante until he was eventually taken down by a cannon shot.â
"Even with his launch scraping the bottom, Antonio grappled the galley from the stern. At once five Portuguese knights, wearing suits of armour that covered them from head to foot, jumped into her and, wielding their two-handed swords, created havoc all around them. Within minutes the galley was fully cleared of enemies!
just at the point when Antonio de Noronha was about to board the galley an arrow hit him on one of his knees, causing a serious wound that made him fall helpless inside the launch. Concerned only in saving Antonio, the launchâs crew pulled away, leaving the five knights alone in the galley facing hundreds of enemies that pressed them from all sides. Then an epic fight took place in which those five performed prodigies of valour with their two-handed swords, not allowing the Adilkhanâs soldiers to return to the galley. From his vantage point atop a high parapet Adilkhan watched, in amazement, the way in which the Portuguese were fighting and could not restrain himself from praising them.
Some launches tried to go in aid of the five isolated knights, but the low water prevented them from doing so. It was then that the boatswain of one of the «naus» who happened to be in one of the launches, had the presence of mind to tell the crew, except for the six oarsmen, to pass to the other launches in order to lighten the one in which he himself was. In so doing he was able to quickly approach the galleyâs stern, and collect the knights that were ###### ### except one, named JoĂŁo de Eiras who, in order to cover the retreat of his companions, rushed into the midst of the enemies for never to return."
Portuguese Sea Battles Volume I
The First World Sea Power
1139-1521
Saturnino Monteiro
André de Brito, returning from Siam in a small «nau» with twelve Portuguese, to put in at Phang, to water and get supplies. As always, he was received with great demonstrations of friendship by the Sultan but, as had happened with António de Pina, at daybreak he was suddenly grappled by twenty lancharans and the Malayans started to board the «nau» like ants. Once again there was a desperate struggle in which the Portuguese made wonders with their swords and spears, killing and wounding many enemies. But, such were their numbers, when one fell or retired wounded was immediately replaced by another. And as the conflict wore on the twelve lost their strength and fell one after the other. At last only a brother of André de Brito remained alive, a young man of athletic constitution who, with his heavy two-handed broadsword was able twice, alone, to clean the «nau» of enemies! But finally he, too, was exhausted. To avoid capture he jumped to the water, still wearing his suit of armour, and perished drowned.
Monteiro, Saturnino (1995), Portuguese Sea Battles - Volume II - Christianity, Commerce and Corso 1522-1538, Saturnino Monteiro.
âAt last some knights managed to hoist themselves up and into the enemy ships and, with broadsword strokes, made room for the soldiers that came after them. In a few minutes the fight spread through the whole line of «paraus», with the defenders passing from one to other as necessary and being again and again reinforced with soldiers from the stockades.â
âAlthough having put a brave resistance, the sixteen junks were seized. Once more the Malayansâ poisoned arrows and scimitars were no match for the Portuguese bombards, harquebuses, suits of armour and heavy broadswords.â
âthe spears were passed to the slaves and the knights and soldiers received from them the swords and the broadswords. (It is worth remembering that the broadsword was a heavy sword which had to be wielded with the two hands, which prevented the warrior from using a dagger or shield to protect himself. But its strokes were devastating. When used by an athletic swordsman a broadsword could split a man from the head downwards. Therefore they were the preferred weapon of most knights).â
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Obviously this would be a Castle/Imperial Ahe Unit recruited from the Castle, as most of them were nobility (Fidalgos) it would be fitting.
Fun fact: One of the Montante treaties in HEMA used these days is from Diogo Gomes de Figueiredo an Aventureiro (in his early liffe) in the 17th century.
