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The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (3)

By René Chartrand , Bill Younghusband

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
2001
ISBN
1841761575, 9781841761572
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2801704 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms
Pages
48\52
Time added
2012-07-08 03:30:45

Description

This remarkable three-part study will transform the research material available to the English-speaking student of the Peninsular War (1808-1814). 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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