Museu Militar do Buçaco
Presentation
Buçaco Military Museum was officially opened on 27th September 1910 during the commemoration of the first century of the Buçaco Battle and describes the bravery and the heroic deeds of the Anglo-Portuguese army during the Peninsular War. It was extended and reorganized in 1962 and assembles valuable collections of weapons, uniforms and equipment used in the Battle, with a fine artillery piece with respective garrison as an item of particular note.
Particularities
The Buçaco Military Museum, created and opened in 1910, at the time of the 1º centenary of the event, in the presence of King D. Manuel II, shows the legacy of the era in its rooms, namely military pieces from the 19th century, uniformed figures, banners and medals, materials and equipment, uniforms, engravings, a 9 pound piece and respective garrison that was used in the battle, miniature depictions and a complete detailed scale model that shows the positions of the armies in combat.
