The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2)

Osprey are confident in boasting that 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 important new material. This second volume covers the light infantry, cavalry, specialist corps and several supporting military and civilian departments

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Published: 11/25/2000
ISBN: 9781855329812
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 9.74h x 7.26w x 0.16d