Osprey. The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (3)

This remarkable three-part study will transform the research material available to the English-speaking student of the Peninsular War. Most know that Wellington's Portuguese troops were praised as the 'fighting cocks' of his army; fewer appreciate that they represented between half and one-third of his entire forces. Similarly, most uniform historians have been limited to a few half-understood paintings by Dighton, and brief notes from secondary sources. René Chartrand's recent primary research in Portuguese and British archives now offers a wealth of new material. This third volume covers the artillery, militia, Ordenanza, volunteers, troops in the off-shore colonies, navy, and decorations.

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Product Code:	OSP1976
Author:	by Rene Chartrand
ISBN:	1 84176 157 5
Format:	Men-at-Arms series, No. 358. Published 01.09.2001, soft back, 48 pages. Illustrated by Bill Younghusband
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