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Guerra Fantástica
The Portuguese Army and the
Seven Years War
António Barrento
Foreword by Charles Esdaile
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Text © António Barrento 2020. Originally published as
Guerra Fantástica 1762. Portugal, o Conde de
Lippe e a Guerra does Sete Anos
(Lisbon: Tribuna da História, 2006). This English translation includes a
new foreword and some updates to the text.
Cover: Background – details from ‘The Capture of Almeida’ (Drawing attributed to Cavaleiro Faria
in
Notícias dos Sucessos da Guerra de Hespania,
belonging to the Library of the Military Academy,
Lisbon, doc. 2058) and ‘Siege of Almeida, a city of Portugal in the Province of Trás-os-Montes [sic],
by the Spanish, upon orders of General Marquis of Sarria, from 11 to 25 August 1762’ (Engraving
by Lieutenant Engineer L. Therbu and engraved by Henro Contgen, engraver at the Court and the
University of Mainz). Figures – soldier from the Infantry Regiment of Porto; officer from the Compan-
hias de Éguas of Beira (Mapa do Fardamento que por ordem de S. Mag, Se fes na Cidade do Porto
debaixo da inspecção do Tenente Gn.al João de Almada, Military Historical Archives, Lisbon).
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for the use of copyright material. The author and publisher apologise for any errors or omissions in
this work, and would be grateful if notified of any corrections that should be incorporated in future
reprints or editions of this book.
eISBN 978-1-804510-72-8
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Foreword
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The Concept of a ‘Fantastical War’
The Environment in Europe
Military Framework
Genesis of the Conflict
Forces
Fantastical War
Conclusion
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Appendices
I Letter from the Count of Oeiras to his son, September 1762
II Anglo-Portuguese Army Order of Battle
Bibliography
iii

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