Dr Roger Pauly is an expert on all things Napoleonic Portuguese, so to celebrate the release of our brand new Portuguese artillery pieces, we asked him to write an article on the history of the Portuguese army during the Peninsular campaign. Dismal Times Roger: March 17, 1809, was not a good day for Portuguese Lieutenant-General…
Roll out the big guns with the new Black Powder Napoleonic Portuguese Foot Artillery; including the 6-pdr, 9-pdr and Howitzer! Portuguese Foot Artillery with 6-pdr Contains 1 gun and four metal figures. View in Store Portuguese Foot Artillery with 9-pdr Contains 1 gun and four metal figures View in Store Portuguese Foot Artillery with Howitzer…
Dr David James sends us a few words about his Napoleonic choice… “Pork and Beans” The Portuguese army plus a few pictures from his collection! The Portuguese army was always a brave and loyal fighting force. When reorganized drilled and fed by their oldest allies, the British, they transformed into a formidable army capable of…
Reinforcement troops arrive for the Portuguese, including a mounted officer and the famous Caçadores – the elite light infantry troops of the Portuguese Army! Portuguese Mounted Officer The Portuguese troops were brave but outnumbered and unskilled in 1807. Reforms of the Portuguese army made by Sir Lt.General William Beresford changed that, adopting British drill and tactics….
Warlord’s Dave ‘Boycie’ Lawrence continues his painting series (see Painting British) showing how he paints his Napoleonic Portuguese: Dave: Continuing my force based on Picton’s Third Division, in the later part (1812-1813) of the Peninsular war, I can now start on the Portuguese 8th Brigade. The first regiment I will paint is the 21st Line….
For those of you partial to a little Black Powder-fuelled action, we have a treat in the form of our plastic Napoleonic Portuguese Line Infantry! View in Store The Portuguese had never been fond of their Spanish neighbours. This was doubly so when in 1807 Napoleon sent a large French and Spanish army across…
These have been designed by Steve Hales of Little Big Men Studios for Victrix. They are transfers just like the ones Steve produces for LBMS. This means they are richer in colour than normal printed flags and hold much more detail than any
These have been designed by Steve Hales of Little Big Men Studios for Victrix. They are transfers just like the ones Steve produces for LBMS. This means they are richer in colour than normal printed flags and hold much more detail than any
These have been designed by Steve Hales of Little Big Men Studios for Victrix. They are transfers just like the ones Steve produces for LBMS. This means they are richer in colour than normal printed flags and hold much more detail than any
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