The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (3)

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.