In 1808, Bereford was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Portuguese Army to reform the Portuguese Army. As part of Beresford's reforms, six independent battalions of
Caçadores were created. Later in the Peninsular War, additional battalions and other units of
Caçadores were formed due to the success of the original six battalions. Each battalion came to include a special
Atiradores (sharpshooters) company armed with rifles in place of the muskets of ordinary infantry. In the Anglo-Portuguese Army, some
Caçadores units were integrated into the elite Light Division; brigaded with the British units of the 95th Rifles.During the Peninsular War,
Caçadores became especially notable in the performance of marksmanship at long distances. Arthur Wellesley referred the Portuguese
Caçadores as the "fighting cocks" of his Anglo-Portuguese Army.
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Given the fame of the Caçadores, it seems ironic that they are the worst Light Infantry unit in C&C Napoleonics. Worse than the Spanish Light Infantry, and even the Russian Light infantry, who had a very dubious reputation for accuracy. It seems to me that Portuguese Light should get a range of 3, same as the Rifle units from 1812.
