Questions about Peninsular Campaign

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    MeenChawitTH said:

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    Hi I got some questions regarding the campaign. I just wonder

    1. Historically, Did Polish legion, Swiss, Brunswick Infantry, KGL joined the campaign?
    (Maybe polish legion actually did because their model has been reworked for the campaign, But I'm not sure about other )

    2.Does the fort line above Lisbon (Lines of Torres Vedras) actually did anything to the battle scene? I would like to see screenshots too
    Last edited by MeenChawitTH; June 23, 2010 at 01:33 AM.

     
  2. Didz said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by MeenChawitTH View Post
    Hi I got some questions regarding the campaign. I just wonder

    1. Historically, Did Polish legion, Swiss, Brunswick Infantry, KGL joined the campaign?
    (Maybe polish legion actually did because their model has been reworked for the campaign, But I'm not sure about other )

    2.Does the fort line above Lisbon (Lines of Torres Vedras) actually did anything to the battle scene? I would like to see screenshots too
    Yes and Yes.

    Troops of all the nations you mention fought in the Peninsula, either as part of the French or British Army, and there were a lot more foriegn units from other countries involved too.

    The Lines of Torres Vedras were actually built in secret (even a lot of British Officers were kept in the dark about what was going on) http://www.peninsularwar.org/ltv.htm. This video explains the whole strategy and impact of the defence line.
    Spoiler Alert, click show to read: 




    Final Score: Lines of Torres Vedras + British/Portuguese Army = 6 months and 30,000 Frenchmen lost/Portugal Saved, for a few hundred British casualites.
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    MeenChawitTH said:

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    Thanks, much appreciated, too bad I can't add rep to you somehow.
    I was reading about Lines of Torres Vedras on Wikipedia by the time you answered, they mentioned KGL too
    Thanks for the interesting information ,but I actually meant in-game effect, like.....Does it appear in the battle?

     
  4. Didz said:

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    Quote Originally Posted by MeenChawitTH View Post
    Thanks for the interesting information ,but I actually meant in-game effect, like.....Does it appear in the battle?
    I don't know I haven't actually bought the Peninsula DLC yet , but I'd be surprised if they do, and to a certain extent thats not a problem as Massena only tried a few probing attacks against them so they were more of a strategic obstical than a tactical one. Nevertheless, it would have been nice, like having the coast and islands included on the naval maps.