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The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars: Infantry and Men (1806–1815)
"The Portuguese Army of the Napoleonic Wars was a force that underwent a radical transformation from a neglected, demoralized body into one of the most effective fighting forces in Europe. Often referred to by the Duke of Wellington as his "fighting cocks," the Portuguese infantry and light troops (Caçadores) became the backbone of the Allied effort in the Iberian Peninsula, providing nearly half of Wellington’s total manpower by 1813. The Evolution of the Portuguese Infantryman At the dawn of the 19th century, the Portuguese military was in a state of terminal decline. Decades of peace, combined with a lack of funding and a stagnant officer c..."
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