Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (2) e-bog
106,39 DKK
(inkl. moms 132,99 DKK)
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 ...
E-bog
106,39 DKK
Forlag
Osprey Publishing
Udgivet
20 januar 2013
Længde
48 sider
Genrer
1DSP
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781472800336
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. Ren 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