This book establishes an official code of ordinances to regulate military life for the French under King Louis XIV. This code outlines the rules and statutes relating to all functions of French warfare, including the recruitment, logistics, and conduct of both officers and soldiers. The ordinances touch on military life in its totality, detailing not only how conscripts are to be raised and paid, but also how prisoners are to be kept and the procedures for surrendering fortresses. Within these pages, the author demonstrates the extreme level of detail involved in regulating warfare in the era of Louis XIV, with rules accounting for nearly every conceivable scenario that could arise in the course of a campaign. This book will prove essential reading for any scholar of military history or anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the functioning of the French army in the 17th century.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book establishes an official code of ordinances to regulate military life for the French under King Louis XIV. This code outlines the rules and statutes relating to all functions of French warfare, including the recruitment, logistics, and conduct of both officers and soldiers. The ordinances touch on military life in its totality, detailing not only how conscripts are to be raised and paid, but also how prisoners are to be kept and the procedures for surrendering fortresses. Within these pages, the author demonstrates the extreme level of detail involved in regulating warfare in the era of Louis XIV, with rules accounting for nearly every conceivable scenario that could arise in the course of a campaign. This book will prove essential reading for any scholar of military history or anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the functioning of the French army in the 17th century. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780365717058_0
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