Louis XV's Army (2) - French Infantry

In Louis XV's army the classification of 'French' infantry denoted troops recruited from men born and raised in France. These regiments were called, naturally enough, infanterie francaise as opposed to the mercenary 'foreign' infantry recruited elsewhere. Making up the bulk of the army, all officers and men were to be of the Roman Catholic faith, the official state religion. Regimental recruiting parties went to towns and villages looking for likely young volunteers, inducing them to enlist with the usual promises - quick money, fast women, good wines and great glory.

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• Authors: Rene Chartrand, René Chartrand
• Assisted by: Rene Chartrand (Illustration), Eugene Leliepvre (Illustration), Leliepvre Eugene (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.11.1997
• EAN: 9781855326255
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-625-5
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-at-Arms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Europe / France, 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, Uniforms & insignia, Weapons and equipment, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Military / Uniforms, Military uniforms / insignia