The armies and wars of the Sun King 1643-1715 /
The volume starts in an age of intolerance: the Protestant tragedy in France and the Irish tragedy. Tens of thousands of Protestants fled France. Various military and political events of the later 1680s, notably the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 that chased out King James II and installed...
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| Language: | English |
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Warwick, England :
Helion & Company Limited,
2019-
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| Series: | Century of the soldier, 1618-1721 ;
no. 41. Century of the soldier, 1618-1721 ; no. 50. Century of the soldier, 1618-1721 ; no. 58. |
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Table of Contents:
- Volume 1. The guard of Louis XIV
- Preface & acknowledgements
- 1. Young Louis XIV
- 2. Into personal rule
- 3. Foreign intrigues and adventures
- 4. The Sun King's britzkrieg
- 5. The army's command
- 6. Senior officials and officers
- 7. The world of senior officers
- 8. Orders of chivalry
- 9. The Royal Guard : units Au Dedans du Louvre
- 10. The Royal Guard : units Au Dehors du Louvre
- 11. The Royal Guard : infantry
- 12. Other guard units
- Appendix I: Royal guard cavalry uniforms in army lists
- Appendix II: Order of battle at the Campiègne review, September 1698
- Appendix III: Opponent armies : the Spanish Army of the 17th century
- Volume 2. The infantry of Louis XIV
- Preface
- 1. The Netherlands
- 2. 1672 : invading the Netherlands
- 3. 1673-1674 : the war expands
- 4. 1675-1678 : movements and sieges
- 5. The Sicilian adventure
- 6. 1678-1684 : peace, expansion and Ottomans
- 7. The business of war
- 8. French line infantry
- 9. Foreign mercenary troops
- 10. Infantry weapons
- 11. Uniforms, colours and music
- 12. Camping on campaign
- Appendix I: Length measures and currency in France in the reign of Louis XIV
- Appendix II: Infantry regiments 1643-1715
- Appenndix III: Uniforms
- Appendix IV: The Dutch Army.