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

Author/Contributor(s):	Chartrand, René; Younghusband, Bill
Publisher:	Osprey Publishing (UK)
Date:	09/25/2001
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.