num_pages: 48
description: 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. An excellent book - groundbreaking in its originality.
language: English
title: The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1) 1793-1815
titlecomplete: The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1) 1793-1815
genres: Military History, History, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 9
series: Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars, Osprey Men at Arms
publisher: Osprey Publishing