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Author : René Chartrand
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (464 download)
Download or read book Louis XV's Army (5), Colonial and Naval Troops written by René Chartrand and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855327092
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Louis XV's Army (5) written by René Chartrand and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1998-03-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1715 France had a sizeable overseas empire in America, Africa and Asia, its colonies garrisoned by thousands of regular officers and soldiers who belonged to the Navy's colonial establishment or by the French East India Company's troops. Though these troops are not usually covered in histories of the French forces, since the end of the 17th century, they saw considerable action against the enemy overseas. This last volume in a series of five (Men-at-Arms 296, 302, 304, 308 and 313) details the uniforms, arms and accoutrements of Louis XV's colonial and naval troops. The text is accompanied by numerous photographs and illustrations, including eight full colour plates.
Author : Rene Chartrand
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (464 download)
Download or read book Louis XV's Army (1), Cavalry and Dragoons written by Rene Chartrand and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855326026
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (26 download)
Download or read book Louis XV's Army (1) written by René Chartrand and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1996-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: France had a population of between 22 and 25 million at this time, and maintained the largest standing army in Europe. In peacetime it might have amounted to about 200,000 men; in times of war, it could be anything up to half a million. A substantial part of Louis XV's army consisted of numerous regiments of guard cavalry, heavy cavalry and dragoon regiments, which were considered the best and noblest part. These many units form the subject matter in this first of five fascinating volumes [Men-at-Arms 296, 302, 304, 308 & 313] by René Chartrand covering the army of Louis XV's.
Author : Robin May
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781855327368
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (273 download)
Download or read book Wolfe's Army written by Robin May and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The British victory at Quebec in 1759 was a landmark in the history of North America. In this "year of miracles," according to Horace Walpole, one could "never afford to miss a single copy of a newspaper for fear of missing a British victory somewhere." Of all the pivotal figures in the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), a cast which included George Washington, Sir William Johnson, Lord Howe and Montcalm, Major-General Wolfe remains etched most deeply in Americans' memories for his heroic leadership at Quebec. Enhanced by illustrations and photographs, this book focuses on the British forces throughout their disastrous and triumphant wilderness campaigns which ultimately ensured the birth of the English-speaking United States of America.
Download or read book Memoirs of Louis XV. and XVI. written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Voltaire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book The Age of Louis XIV written by Voltaire and published by . This book was released on 1780 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780850458503
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (585 download)
Download or read book Louis XIV's Army written by René Chartrand and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 1988-11-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louis XIV's army was in many ways the first modern army. After assuming power in 1661, Louis abolished the post of Colonel Général of Infantry so he could exercise direct control over the armed forces in his realm. The king demanded order, discipline and absolute loyalty from his army, and he introduced a military draft in 1688 - the first step towards what we know as conscription in modern armies. This book chronicles the development of Louis XIV's army during his 54-year reign, including the units, uniforms and weapons of the elite Maison du Roi. Numerous illustrations portray the uniforms, colours and standards of his troops in vivid detail.
Author : Guy Rowlands
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139439308
Total Pages : 435 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (394 download)
Download or read book The Dynastic State and the Army under Louis XIV written by Guy Rowlands and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-08-29 with total page 435 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 'personal rule' of Louis XIV witnessed a massive increase in the size of the French army and an apparent improvement in the quality of its officers, its men and the War Ministry. However, this is the first book to treat the French army under Louis XIV as a living political, social and economic organism, an institution which reflected the dynastic interests and personal concerns of the king and his privileged subjects. The book explains the development of the army between the end of Cardinal Mazarin's ministry and the outbreak of the War of the Spanish Succession, emphasising the awareness of Louis XIV and his ministers of the need to pay careful attention to the condition of the king's officers, and to take account of their military, political, social and cultural aspirations.
Author : Jobez Alphonse 1813-1893
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781313580144
Total Pages : 656 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (81 download)
Download or read book La France Sous Louis Xv Volume 5 Volume 5 written by Jobez Alphonse 1813-1893 and published by Hardpress Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Author : Voltaire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 520 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (1 download)
Download or read book The Age of Louis XIV written by Voltaire and published by . This book was released on 1935 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Terry Crowdy
Publisher : Helion
ISBN 13 : 9781914059780
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (597 download)
Download or read book French Light Infantry 1784-1815 written by Terry Crowdy and published by Helion. This book was released on 2021-08-15 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the partisans and legions of the mid-eighteenth century to the Napoleonic regiments, this title is a comprehensive study of French light infantry between 1788-1815. It covers the formal chasseur battalions and regiments and the light companies of scouts and voltigeurs in Napoleon's armies. It details the separate roles of the chasseurs and car
Author : Olivier Bernier
Publisher : New Word City
ISBN 13 : 1640191690
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Louis XV written by Olivier Bernier and published by New Word City. This book was released on 2018-07-12 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "History as it ought to be written." - The New Yorker Louis XV lived an enchanted life. He had extraordinary good looks, absolute power, spectacular palaces, and the total grandeur that only eighteenth-century France could provide. The French people adored him and called him "the beloved." During his reign, France flourished, and had it not been for his successor, the chaos of the Revolution might never have happened. History, however, has not only been unkind in its assessment of Louis XV but also mistaken, as this absorbing biography demonstrates. In it, Olivier Bernier explains the development of the negative judgment, showing how the beloved Louis became maligned after his death. The author refutes the unfavorable assessment using such credible sources as the king's state papers, which remain intact in France's national archives. Louis XV emerges in these pages as one of the best French kings, thoughtful and caring, loving and loved by his people.
Author : John A Lynn
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472810058
Total Pages : 125 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book The French Wars 1667–1714 written by John A Lynn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-06-06 with total page 125 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Campaigns fought by Louis XIV, the Sun King, shaped the borders of European states, the destinies of royal dynasties, and even the patterns of absolutist government. This book presents the most authoritative yet accessible and succinct account of these all-important struggles available today, covering every aspect of the wars from decisions made by the king at his palace at Versailles to the life of the troops encamped in the field. Focusing on the French army, the greatest military force of the age, this tale of violence, victory, and victims balances siege and battle in a way that tells us much that is new about the Sun King and his adversaries.
Author : Voltaire
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (25 download)
Download or read book The Age of Louis XV. Being the Sequel of the Age of Louis XIV. Translated from the French of M. de Voltaire, Etc. MS. Notes written by Voltaire and published by . This book was released on 1774 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147284436X
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Armies of the War of the Grand Alliance 1688–97 written by Gabriele Esposito and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title explores and illustrates the armies of France, and six countries allied against Louis XIV, in a wide-ranging Continental conflict that ushered in more than a century of European warfare. Formed in 1689, the 'Grand Alliance' or League of Augsburg was a military coalition of the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, Britain, Spain and the Duchy of Savoy, to resist Louis XIV's rich, powerful and expansionist France. The first stage of the nine year conflict that followed also coincided with the so-called 'Glorious Revolution' in Britain (1688–91), when the throne passed to the Dutch Protestant leader, William of Orange, the head of a multi-national Dutch, Danish and English army, which finally expelled James II's Jacobite and French forces from Ireland. The long war on the continent was notable for the first widespread use of regimental uniforms and flintlock muskets with bayonets, plus the sophisticated use of siege warfare under the great French engineer, Vauban. The final Treaties of Ryswyck (1697) brought the war to an end and marked Louis XIV's political zenith, and also the ascendancy of both the Dutch and British as first-rate global powers. This fully illustrated title explores the armies which fought the War of the Grand Alliance, examining their strength, organization, uniforms and weapons, and explaining their campaigns and major battles.
Author : Tom Shachtman
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250080878
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)
Download or read book How the French Saved America written by Tom Shachtman and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-09-12 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans today have a love/hate relationship with France, but in How the French Saved America Tom Shachtman shows that without France, there might not be a United States of America. To the rebelling colonies, French assistance made the difference between looming defeat and eventual triumph. Even before the Declaration of Independence was issued, King Louis XVI and French foreign minister Vergennes were aiding the rebels. After the Declaration, that assistance broadened to include wages for our troops; guns, cannon, and ammunition; engineering expertise that enabled victories and prevented defeats; diplomatic recognition; safe havens for privateers; battlefield leadership by veteran officers; and the army and fleet that made possible the Franco-American victory at Yorktown. Nearly ten percent of those who fought and died for the American cause were French. Those who fought and survived, in addition to the well-known Lafayette and Rochambeau, include François de Fleury, who won a Congressional Medal for valor, Louis Duportail, who founded the Army Corps of Engineers, and Admiral de Grasse, whose sea victory sealed the fate of Yorktown. This illuminating narrative history vividly captures the outsize characters of our European brothers, their battlefield and diplomatic bonds and clashes with Americans, and the monumental role they played in America’s fight for independence and democracy.
