Comments on: Napoleon: Total War – The Peninsular Campaign

By: Albert Ronald

Albert Ronald — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:10:48 +0000

If it were not Portugal there where no Penunsular War at all. Half of the the so called Anglo-Portuguese army lead by Wellington was hald made by Portuguese troops and Portuguese officers. The Portuguese army battle alonside with Wellington till France. You know other things (bunch of ignorants) ? Just to say a few, Portugal also had Guerrillas, it was the Portuguese army that was defending the Spanish city Cadiz at the time when the Spanish where trying to create a government…..he had even troops that were not under British command – General Silveira lead a compaign against Soult since Galiza and Northem Portugal. The Portuguese army.
You can call whatever garbish name to your expansion – but it will never deserve to be called Peninsular Campaign. Next time make a favour to your brain and at least take a look to the history books, not that garbish writen for hollywood movies or alike and try to show some respect for the history.

By: Kal

Kal — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 16:07:15 +0000

Once again portugal’s historic role being crapped on and ignored, nothing to see here.

Only you CA, to give the spanish more protagonism and to completly overlook portugal in the peninsula campaign itself.

For gods sake go read what wellington said several times about the peninsular war: he gave all the praise to the portuguese while downplaying what the spanish did. In return what does this game suggests? The reverse thing, spain are the big heros, portugal’s role is minor or less than that.

the portuguese elite units caçadores WELLINGTON himself considered to be of the same level as his own british troops. He wanted these troops present in Waterloo but they couldnt make it on time. What has been done about these units? I dont even wanna know, because i just know they either made them spanish, which gives me vomits just thinking about it, or there not even there at all while spain must get some nice historic units like the “matadores”: guerrila warriors who bullfight on part time straight out of the ARENA yeah!

Disgusting

By: Carlos

Carlos — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:26:18 +0000

The omission of certain aspects of history leads us the idea that they aren’t as relevant as the mentioned aspects. In fact, if there is a country in the Peninsular War that was particularly different from the provinces of Spain, that independent country is Portugal. Portugal refused to comply with the Napoleonic Continental Blockade. Portugal had a 30.000 men Line Army, exactly the same number the british had stationed there in 1810, both under Wellington command, a time where there were no spanish relevant forces of line.

Simplifying things for gaming purposes doesn’t mean to erase parts of history. Peninsular War never existed if there was no Portugal. The reason why we don’t read any comment on this subject posted by americans is simply because they are repeatedly told the same idea: the globe is the US and the rest of the world is only part of the landscape.

By: kyle James

kyle James — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:25:21 +0000

were are the 95th rifles????????????????????????

By: Rui

Rui — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:37:36 +0000

And what about the Portguese? They inflicted the first major french defeats.

And what about the Lines of Torres? And Battles of Vimeiro and Bussaco?

By: Napoleon

Napoleon — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 22:48:23 +0000

I’m a fan of Total War series but as a portuguese I would like to know wheres this Spanish Penninsula geographically speaking, and what countries are in it? I really have no idea…”Spanish” is Spain but Spain is located on the Iberian Penninsula so… :S Ok I’m just being whinny but I would like to see Portugal to get more credit then it’s getting, afterall napoleon fall somewhat started in here

By: RichardCooper

RichardCooper — Sat, 07 Aug 2010 08:16:38 +0000

Sega needs some history books! Napoleon started to lose the battle in Portugal, he give up passing the “linhas de torres” a tactic that Portuguese use to defend Lisbon, then they move back to Spain. the Spanish peninsula never existed, is Iberia..

By: camaroeiro

camaroeiro — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 15:16:09 +0000

Why isnt the kingdom of Portugal a playable faction in single player? And stop calling it the spanish peninsula, its called the iberian peninsula. Sure u could say spanish comes from the latin name hispania which was what the romans called the area, but the romans are dead u know…

By: PT

PT — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:46:28 +0000

Why there is no Portuguese Troops?
The Peninsula is compose by two counters Portugal and spain.

Waiting for the game.

By: Findlay Crewdun

Findlay Crewdun — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:16:45 +0000

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Wes wants as releases dates wes does.