I speak to Rob Griffith about the men of the 5th/60th - a unit of riflemen who are much less well known that their comrades in the 95th Rifles, but who nonetheless have a rich and vibrant history, and we a unit full of remarkable characters. We discuss insanity, desertion, rank and file becoming Portuguese gentry, and the trials and tribulations of serving in a unit which was not your homeland's.
https://anchor.fm/the-napoleonicist/episodes/Wellingtons-Forgotten-Riflemen---The-5th-Battalion-60th-Regiment-epihe4
It wasn't mentioned but a 7th Battalion was raised and fought in the War of 1812 🤓 https://7thbattalion60th.wordpress.com/a-history-of-the-battalion/