Jorge de Avilez Zuzarte de Sousa Tavares

Jorge de Avilez
Portrait of Jorge de Avilez
Born(1785-03-28)28 March 1785
Portalegre, Portugal
Died15 February 1845(1845-02-15) (aged 59)
Lisbon, Portugal
Allegiance Kingdom of Portugal
Years of service1804–1845
RankGeneral
Commands
  • Militia Regiment of Crato (1804)
  • Volunteer Regiment of Portalegre (1808)
  • 1st Battalion of Caçadores (1809)
  • 2nd Regiment of Infantry (1812)
  • 5th Regiment of Infantry (1814)
  • 1st Brigade of Royal Volunteers of the Prince (1816)
Battles / wars

Jorge de Avilez Zuzarte de Sousa Tavares (28 March 1785 – 15 February 1845) was a Portuguese military officer and statesman. He fought in the Peninsular War and in the Portuguese conquest of the Banda Oriental.