The Calais garrison
Subtitle: war and military service in England, 1436-1558
By: David Grummitt.
Series: Warfare in history
Publisher: Boydell Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK; Rochester, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
ISBN-13: 9781843833987
Subjects: Great Britain. -- Army -- History; Great Britain. -- Army -- Military life -- History; Garrisons, British -- France -- Calais -- History; Military bases, British -- France -- Calais -- History; Calais (France) -- History, Military; Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1066-1485; Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1485-1603; France -- History, Military -- 1328-1589; Great Britain -- Military relations -- Europe; Europe -- Military relations -- Great Britain
Description: "For over two hundred years, following its capture by Edward III in 1347, the town of Calais was in English hands; after 1453 it remained the last English possession on the continent, a commercial, cultural, diplomatic and military frontier, until its recapture by the French in 1558." "This is the first book-length study of the Calais garrison, the largest standing military force available to the English crown. It is based on extensive archival research and looks at recruitment and service in the garrison, the problems of pay and logistics, the weaponry and tactics used, and the chivalric and professional ethos among the soldiers. The Calais garrison is also placed in the wider context of the development of European warfare in general during the period."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [195]-208) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Calais in context; title: The Burgundian siege of 1436; title: The organisation of the garrison; title: The nature of military service in the pale; title: Chivalry and professionalism in the Calais garrison; title: Weaponry and fortifications in Calais; title: Financing and supplying the garrison; title: The fall of Calais in 1558; title: Conclusion: War and military service in England, 1436-1558.