Development preview of Portugal

**Steph** · December 28, 2014, 11:46 AM

Fuzileiros de Infantaria de linha 1805

Granadeiros de infantaria de linha 1805

Caçadores de Infantaria de linha 1805 (I know, the chasseur horn looks strange, but unfortunately this hat is mirrored).

Officer 1805

Musician. Took me quite some time to do!

Details of the fusilier shako

Details of the grenadier

**Steph** · December 28, 2014, 04:33 PM

Line infantry 1810

Grenadier 1810

Line caçadores 1810

**Steph** · December 29, 2014, 04:18 AM

Cavarly 1805

Cavalry 1810. I know, normally they should have the regiment number instead of a plate on the shako, but since the shako mesh is symetrical it doesn't work well. So I took some artistic liberty to add a Portuguese plate instead.

**Steph** · December 29, 2014, 02:48 PM

6-lb Foot artillery 1805

Howitzer 1805

Horse artillery 1805

6lb foot artillery 1810

9lb Foot artillery, introduced by Beresford in 1808

Howitzer 1810

Horse artillery 1810

**Steph** · December 30, 2014, 09:55 AM

Caçadores de Infantaria ligeira 1808 (not available before)

And 1810

Atiradores de Infantaria ligeira 1808

1810

Since the difference between Caçadores and Atiradores is normally very small (basically, a black plume instead of a a green), I use different pants (winter = brown, and summer = white) to emphasis the differences.

**Steph** · December 31, 2014, 07:53 AM

Garrison 1805

Garrison 1810

Militia 1805

Closeup of their special hat (it's like an Iberian top hat, but with a caterpillar)

Militia 1810

Ordenanza 1805

Ordenanza 1810

**Steph** · January 02, 2015, 07:27 AM

3 bonus units

Fuzileiros do Moçambique

Fuzileiros do Brazil

Fuzileiros Marinheiros. With a small "artistic licence" compromize, I put an anchor on the shako (normally it should be "FM" monogram, but here again the mirror issue).

**Steph** · January 03, 2015, 09:44 AM

Guias Montados

Infantaria da Leal Legião Lusitana

**Steph** · January 04, 2015, 08:21 AM

General. For this one I tried something new: a mixed escort with two types of cavalrymen.

Citizens

Portuguese Legion, recruitable by France only

Artilharia a pé de 6 libras da Legião Portuguesa

Cavalaria da Legião Portuguesa

Granadeiros da Legião Portuguesa

Caçadores da Legião Portuguesa

Voltigeurs da Legião Portuguesa

**tiagooberst** · February 04, 2015, 04:25 AM

hello its me again...an idea if you are interested...britain was and still is portugal military ally...the oldest military alliance still in existence. it would be cool to have british line available but with caps...just an idea...

**Steph** · February 04, 2015, 04:55 AM

With caps? You mean recruitment limits, not a hat? Like Portugal can recruit British units in Portugal?

**tiagooberst** · February 05, 2015, 08:43 AM

yes recruitment limits...sorry my mistake...the british fought during the peninsular campaign alongside the portuguese under the comand of lord wellington...the battle was won and and the french were pushed back...also portugal at the time was lacking regular units so many fights were fought by guerrilla units... there is a story from the city were i live that tells a duke from my city envited marechal massena to his house in oder to try to negociate a truce on his lands and his army was ambushed during a bridge crossing by militia and that meeting didn't take place because the marechal ordered the reteat...i don't know if the story is true but the bridge still exists...sorry for my english...

**Steph** · February 05, 2015, 10:00 AM

That would be difficult. Because then Portugal could recruit British units, even if in the game Britain is at war with Portugal.
Beside, the British fought in Portugal, but with troops sent from Britain, plus Portuguese allies recruite locally. So I don't think allowing Portugal to recruit British troops in Portugal is a good idea, on the grand campaign.
It will be different with the Peninsula campaign