Louis XV's Army (5) - Men-at-Arms 313 Print on Demand

Informationen zum Autor RENÉ CHARTRAND was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant. He has written numerous articles and books including over 50 Osprey titles. He lives in Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Klappentext The final volume in this series on the largest and most powerful army of its time. Colonial and naval troops maintained the expansive overseas empire of Louis XV in America! Africa and Asia. They fought in the Seven Years War and the American War of Independence. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction · Colonial Regular Troops · Uniforms, Arms and Accoutrements · Colonial Artillery Corps · Auxiliary Colonial Troops · Colonial Troops 1763-1772 · Colonial Militias · Naval Troops · Select Bibliography · The Plates

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• Authors: Rene Chartrand, René Chartrand
• Assisted by: Eugene Leliepvre (Illustration), Leliepvre Eugene (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.03.1997
• EAN: 9781855327092
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-709-2
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 185 mm x 245 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-at-Arms; Man at Arms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, General & world history, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, General and world history, Naval forces and warfare, Weapons & equipment, Land forces & warfare, C 1700 To C 1800, Uniforms & insignia, Weapons and equipment, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Military / Uniforms, Military uniforms / insignia