The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (3)
Contributors: Bill Younghusband (Illustrator)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: September 25, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781841761572
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Land forces & warfare; Military life & institutions; War & defence operations; c 1800 to c 1900; Military - General; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Portugal; Military - Pictorial; Europe - Spain & Portugal; Military - Uniforms; History / Military / General; Europe - General
First sentence: THE FIRST BODY OF Portuguese artillerymen to be raised dated back to 1515 when King Manuel I decreed that 100 bombardiers would reside at Lisbon to serve the guns in its forts.
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