Louis XV's Army (1): Cavalry & Dragoons (Men-at-Arms Series 296)
Rene Chartrand, Eugene Leliepvre - Louis XV's Army (1): Cavalry & Dragoons
Osprey Publishing | 1996 | ISBN: 1855326027 | English | 50 pages | PDF | 12.43 MB
Men-at-Arms Series 296
Osprey Publishing | 1996 | ISBN: 1855326027 | English | 50 pages | PDF | 12.43 MB
Men-at-Arms Series 296
France had a population of between 22 and 25 million at this time, and maintained the largest standing army in Europe. In peacetime it might have amounted to about 200,000 men; in times of war, it could be anything up to half a million. A substantial part of Louis XV's army consisted of numerous regiments of guard cavalry, heavy cavalry and dragoon regiments, which were considered the best and noblest part.