miscellaneous
Portuguese Infantry changing front at
Albuera (1809)
PORTUGUESE ARMY
During the Napoleonics Wars, Great Britain shiped military equipment and
uniforms to several Allied nations: Spain, Portugal, Netherlands
(including Belgique) so the figures for these nationalities are almost
exchangeable, exception made from the jacket color
INFANTRY
In the case of Line and Light Portuguese infantry I have used the HaT 8096 - Waterloo
Netherlands Militia and Belgian Infantry set that includes both
Netherlands militia in 'stovepipe' and Belgian infantry in 'belgian'
shakos. The 'stovepipe' shako is almost identical at this scale to the
used by Portuguese Infantry after 1812, whereas the 'belgian' one is
very similar to the 'barretina' used in Portugal before that date.
In the case of Line Infantry (dark blue jacket) I have used figures with
both shakos but for Portuguese Light Infantry Caçadores (brown uniform)
I have used only 'stovepipe' figures.
For the color schemes and regimental facings, I have followed:
The Portuguese Army of the
Napoleonic Wars
(1) (Men-at-Arms 343)
The Portuguese Army of the
Napoleonic Wars
(2) (Men-at-Arms 346)
The flags
were downloaded from the
Warflag
site
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CAVALRY
Until 1812 the uniform
of the Portuguese Line Cavalry had a simple dark blue jacket and a very
characteristic helmet similar to the British Tarleton, but with a
shorter frontal fur and an additional brass frontal plaque. No
commercial figures are available so they must be obtained by
transformation.
I have used the bodies of the British Life Guards REVELL 02578
which wear a similar jacket, in combination with the heads of
British Horse Artillery figures. For these last there are several
alternatives: ESCI 233/ITALERI 6041 (British Artillery), HAT
8003 (British Rocket Troops) or the old AIRFIX 01746 (Waterloo
British Artillery) set. The front of the helmet was modified to make it
more similar to the portuguese one
The horses are from the French Mounted Guard Chasseurs REVELL 02576
For the color schemes and regimental facings, I have followed:
The Portuguese Army of the
Napoleonic Wars
(2) (Men-at-Arms 346)
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