Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2) : 1806-1815
Contributors: Bill Younghusband (Illustrator)
Series: Men-At-Arms Series, 346
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: November 25, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 48
ISBN-13: 9781855329812
Subjects: European history: c 1750 to c 1900; Land forces & warfare; Other warfare & defence issues; World history; History: World; History; History - Military / War; Portugal; Military - Napoleonic Wars; History / Military / General; Military - Other
First sentence: ON 7 AUGUST 1796 a new all-arms light corps was raised at the behest of - and under the command of - General Pedro de Almeida, Marquis de Alorna.