potuguese army research, 1755-1762

[Ibrahim]

Hi!

I figured this was the place to post, seeing that this handles all affairs on general history:

I am currently researching the portuguese army for the seven years war project, and I and Richard (the webmaster of project SYW), and I need help on a few things:

a) are there any contemporary (as in from 1755-1762) sources depicting the portuguese army? I am aware of, and possess plates of the army from 1762, but it only covers three or four regiments. If anyone recognizes the source, I would be very appreciative. here is the result of the plates (I cannot show the plates themselves here): http://www.kronoskaf.com/syw/index.p...ortuguese_Army the plates look crudish, but they are temporary WIPS, until better information is found.

b) anybody knows anything about Cavalry from the said army and said time?

c) if no contemporary sources exist to your knowlege, do you know of a second hand source that covers the subject?

any sources and plates you have knowlege of or you possess, do not post them directly here (due to forum rules and copyright laws); but post here that you found something (just give the name of the source here), or a link to the picture/plate in the website (if you found the work at a website). a textual description of the plates is ok, as it is second hand and safe. but you must cite the name of the source. If you cannot describe it, just PM what you have to di.nof.elis@hotmail.com

thanks in advance.

also, as a side research: anyone here has information on the polish-lithuanian commonwealth army from the same period? I prefer the full registery of the regiments, rather than isolated scraps.