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The French Army in the American War of Independence / René Chartrand ; illustrated by Francis Back

Type de contenu
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Titre(s)
  • The French Army in the American War of Independence / René Chartrand ; illustrated by Francis Back
Auteur(s)
Autre(s) responsabilité(s)
Adresse bibliographique
  • Oxford New York : Osprey Publishing, cop. 1991
Description matérielle
  • 1 vol. (48 p.) : ill. en noir et en coul., couv. ill. en coul. ; 25 cm
Collection
  • Men-at-Arms 244
ISBN
  • 1-85532-167-X
Appartient à la collection
  • Men-at-Arms 244
Note sur les bibliographies et les index
  • Bibliogr. p. 37-38
Résumé ou extrait
  • The French forces that fought during the American War of Independence were, to a large extent, a product of the disasters of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). During that war the fleet had been swept off the oceans, and nearly all colonies had been lost. Sweeping reforms were demanded. From the end of 1762 a series of royal orders dictated by common sense and good planning were signed by the king, and a vast reorganisation was started, ensuring that the army that fought in the American War presented a very different, altogether more formidable threat to her foes
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