João Teixeira Pinto

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João Teixeira Pinto
Ngomano, Portuguese Mozambique
AllegiancePortugal First Portuguese Republic
Service / branchPortuguese Army
Years of service1902–1917
RankMajor
CommandsColonial military in Portuguese Guinea (1912–1916)
Military in
Portuguese East Africa
(1916–1917)
Battles / wars

João Teixeira da Rocha Pinto (22 March 1876 – 25 November 1917) was a Portuguese military officer who served throughout his career in the administration of Portuguese colonies of Africa. João Pinto bore the nickname The Devil's Chief (Portuguese: Capitão Diabo). He gained distinction for his role in administering the military contingents of Portuguese Mozambique during the late years of World War I.[1] He was killed in action in 1917.

Early life

João Teixeira da Rocha Pinto was named after his father João Teixeira Pinto, who was called o Kurika (

Kowanyama dialect: the Lion). He acquired this nickname for his courage in the possession of the colony of Portuguese Angola
. His mother was Margarida Conceição da Rocha Pinto. João da Rocha Pinto was married to Maria Amélia da Rosa Pacheco Teixeira Pinto.

Military career

Monument to Teixeira Pinto in Bissau

Pinto served as an officer in various Portuguese colonies in Africa. First from 1902 to 1911, in

East African Campaign continued despite the majority of the colony being overrun. The Imperial German chief commander in East Africa, Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck (The Lion of Africa), decided to resist the occupying armies with the first modern use of guerrilla warfare tactics.[6]

Battle of Ngomano and death

João Pinto was struck and killed fighting against a German attack in the defense of Fort Ngomano. The Portuguese suffered a heavy defeat in a rout, with all commanding officers killed in battle and all soldiers either became casualties or were captured. In all, 25 Portuguese and 162 Askari were killed while only a few Askari and one German died on the attacking side. Seven hundred prisoners of war were used by the Germans as porters for the 250,000 rounds of ammunition, six machine guns and several hundred rifles that were also captured. This much needed German victory effectively resupplied the whole of von Lettow-Vorbeck's army.

Legacy

Vila Teixeira Pinto (now Canchungo
) was named after him.

References

  1. ^ "TEIXEIRA PINTO. (João) RELATORIO. COLUNA DE OPERAÇÕES CONTRA OS PAPEIS E GRUMETES REVOLTADOS NA ILHA DE BISSAU. – Livraria Castro e Silva". www.castroesilva.com. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ R Pélissier, (1989). História da Guiné, pp. 140–1
  3. ^ J Barreto, (1938). História da Guiné, pp. 374–6, 379–82.
  4. ^ J Teixeira Pinto A occupação militar da Guiné Lisbon 1936, Agência Geral das Colónias pp 85–6, 120
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  6. ^ "Guiné 63/74 – P1615: Historiografia da presença portuguesa em África (5): O Capitão Diabo, herói do Oio, João Teixeira Pinto (1876–1917) (A. Teixeira-Pinto)". blogueforanadaevaotres.blogspot.de. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
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