ENGLISH

The French army 1750–1820

By Rafe Blaufarb

Book information

Publisher
Manchester University Press
Year
2021
ISBN
1526158906, 9781526158901
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2261396 bytes)
Pages
240\0
Time added
2023-02-23 14:49:59

Description

This book examines the transformation of the French military profession during the momentous period that saw the death of royal absolutism, the rise and fall of successive revolutionary regimes, the consolidation of Napoleonic rule and the restoration of the Bourbon monarchy after the Empire’s final collapse. Crossing traditional chronological boundaries, it brings together periods in French history that are usually treated separately and challenges established views of change and continuity during the Age of Revolution. Based on a wealth of archival sources, this book is as much a social history of ideas like equality, talent, and merit as a military history.

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