Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1)
A remarkable three-part study that transformed 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 primary research in Portuguese and British archives now offers a wealth of important material, new at the time of publication.
With detailed illustrations alongside authoritative text, this excellent book is groundbreaking in its originality.
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 for cinema and historic sites restorations. He has written numerous articles and books including over 50 for Osprey Publishing.
Bill Younghusband was born in 1936. He was educated in Devon and studied at Newton Abbot College of Art. In 1954 he joined the Life Guards and saw service in Egypt and Cyprus. Bill is a respected military illustrator of more than 15 years experience, and has illustrated many books for Osprey Publishing including Men-at-Arms 299 ‘Austrian Auxiliary Troops 1792-1816’ and Campaigns 48 ‘Salamanca 1812’ and 59 ‘Vittoria 1813’.