The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1)

by René Chartrand

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1855327678
• ISBN13: 9781855327672
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 9.8"