The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1)

Informationen zum Autor RENÉ CHARTRAND was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including over 50 Osprey titles. He lives in Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Klappentext 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. 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. Zusammenfassung This volume is the first of two covering the organistion, uniforms and weapons of the Portuguese Army in Europe during the Napoleonic Wars. Based on Portuguese as well as British documents, this study comprises a source on the material culture of these forces between 1806 and 1815. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · The Portuguese Army before1807 · Invasion, Occupation & Revolt 1807-08 · The Rebirth of the Army · Chronology of Operations · Uniforms & Equipment · The LIne Infantry · The Plates · Index

Product details

• Authors: Rene Chartrand, René Chartrand
• Assisted by: Bill Younghusband (Illustration), Younghusband Bill (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2000
• EAN: 9781855327672
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-767-2
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 176 mm x 240 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Portugal, Europe, European History, HISTORY / Europe / France, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Specific wars and campaigns, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare), Battles and campaigns, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, HISTORY / Military / Early Modern Warfare (1500-1800)