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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