René Chartrand

The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2) (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Younghusband, Bill

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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. This second volume covers the light infantry, cavalry, specialist corps and several supporting military and civilian departments

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781472800336
• Artikelnr.: 40469464

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Legion of Light Troops · Loyal Lusitanian Legion · The Cazadores · Royal Volunteers of the Prince · The Cavalry · Specialists: Engineers
Arsenal
Artificers
Telegraph Corps
Military Academies
Guides
Garrison Staff; Police
Castle & Body Guards; Veterans · Civil Departments: Treasury
Commissariat & Medical · Colours & Standards · Legion Portugaise in French Service · Commentary on the colour artwork