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PORT-01B - Portuguese Line Infantry Officer & Drummer (Blue) | John Jenkins Designs
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PORT-01B – Portuguese Line Infantry Officer & Drummer (Blue) | John Jenkins Designs
The Portuguese Army became an increasingly important component of the Allied forces fighting Napoleon in the Iberian Peninsula.
PORT-01B – Portuguese Line Infantry Officer & Drummer brings together two figures central to the organisation of a marching or battlefield formation, presented here in the blue variant.
Following extensive reforms, Portuguese troops fought alongside British forces under commanders including Wellington. By the later stages of the Peninsular War, many Portuguese formations had earned a strong reputation for discipline and effectiveness.
The officer provides command while the drummer represents the signals and rhythm used to organise troops during manoeuvre and on the march.
Placed at the head or centre of a larger Portuguese column, the pair immediately gives the surrounding infantry a stronger sense of identity and structure.
Available from The Military Workshop – an excellent John Jenkins Designs command pairing for collectors building Wellington’s Portuguese allies.
Brand: John Jenkins
