Portuguese Artillery Equipment

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Introduction

In 1762, at the outbreak of war with Spain, the Portuguese artillery consisted of 2 regiments (Corte and Alentejo), each fielding between 1,440 and 1,540 men. The field artillery park consisted of 47 pieces.

Field-Artillery by 1762

By August 15 1762, the field artillery park totaled 47 pieces and consisted of:

19 x 6-pdr or 4-pdr guns
6 x long 6-pdr guns
16 x short 6-pdr guns
6 x howitzers.

Of these 47 pieces, 10 were in Viseu with Townshend's corps, 6 were part of the column of the count of Santiago and 8 (2 howitzers and 6 short 6-pdrs) were with the British Auxiliary Forces.

Evolution of the field Artillery throughout the War

On August 15 1762, the park was reinforced with several guns of various calibres.