Richelieu's Army
Subtitle: War, Government and Society in France, 16241642 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern History)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 626
ISBN-13: 9780521025485
Subjects: European history: c 1500 to c 1750; History of specific subjects; c 1600 to c 1700; France; Europe - France; Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis,; History; History - General History; Louis XIII, 1610-1643; History: World; France; Military - Other; France--History--Louis XIII, 1610-1643; France--History--Louis XIII, 1610-1643 France; History / Europe / General; History / France; History-Military - Other; duc de,; ArmÃ¢ee; Military leadership; Europe - General; 1585-1642; 17th century; Armâee
First sentence: Accounts of French military practice during the seventeenth century have traditionally taken 19 May 1643 as their point of departure, the date of the battle of Rocroi and the defeat of the tercios of the Spanish army of Flanders by French forces under the command of the young Louis II de Bourbon, duc d'Enghien and future Grand Conde.