French Revolutionary Infantry 1789-1802
The years immediately following the French Revolution of 1789 saw an extraordinary transformation of the French army. From a distrusted instrument of the feudal power of the king and nobility, it became the symbol of liberty and citizenship. The transition was complex and painful, as the remnants of the old professional army were joined by a flood of civilian volunteers and conscripts, of whom even the best were short of everything except republican fervour. This book describes the stages of the rebirth that produced an army capable of beating off half the monarchies of Europe, thus laying the foundations for Napoleon's unique victories ten y…
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Weitere Autoren: Courcelle, Patrice (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-78200-023-5
- EAN: 9781782000235
- Produktnummer: 20164818
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 48 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'060 KB
- Abbildungen: 40 b/w; 8 col
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TERRY CROWDY is a British military history author specializing in the Napoleonic Wars and the history of espionage. He has written extensively on French Revolutionary and Napoleonic infantry, with a particular focus on daily life in barracks and on campaign. His works include a history of the 'Incomparable' 9th Light Infantry Regiment, and a study of the Battle of Marengo. He is a Fellow of the International Napoleonic Society and a Member of the Society of Authors.
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