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| has gloss | eng: The British Legion or British Legions were foreign volunteer units fighting under Simón Bolívar against Spain for the independence of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The Venezuelans called them the "Albion Legion". They were composed of over one thousand volunteers, mainly Napoleonic War veterans from Great Britain and Ireland, as well as some German veterans and some locals recruited after arriving in South America. Volunteers in the British Legion were motivated by a combination of both genuine political and mercenary motives. |
| lexicalization | eng: British Legions |
| instance of | e/Spanish American wars of independence |
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| Portuguese | |
| has gloss | por: As Legiões Britânicas foram unidades de mercenários britânicos que lutaram com Simon Bolivar durante as guerras de independência. |
| lexicalization | por: Legiões Britânicas |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: Se le dio nombre de Legión Británica, o legiones británicas, a un grupo de unidades militares formadas por voluntarios extranjeros, que lucharon bajo el mando del general Simón Bolívar en la guerra de independencia de Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Perú y Bolivia. Sus unidades formaron parte de los ejércitos de la desaparecida Gran Colombia. |
| lexicalization | spa: Legion britanica |
| lexicalization | spa: Legión británica |
| Media | |
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| media:img | Flag of Leinster.svg |
| media:img | Flag of the United Kingdom (3-5).svg |
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