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The king's army: warfare, soldiers, and society during the wars of religion in France, 1562-1576

James B. Wood 2002 © Cambridge University Press
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  • 9780521550031 (hardcover)
  • 9780521525138 (paper)
  • 9780511093432 (ebook)
Subject
  • Military History
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  • Table of Contents

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  • Frontmatter
  • List of Figures (page xi)
  • Preface (page xiii)
  • List of Abbreviations (page xv)
  • Introduction (page 1)
  • 1 The campaigns of the army, 1562-76
    • The dimensions of civil war (page 6)
    • The defense of the realm, 1562-63 (page 11)
    • Chasing the Huguenots, 1567-70 (page 16)
    • A stalemate of sieges, 1572-76 (page 29)
  • 2 The camp and army of the king
    • The military legacy (page 38)
    • The army in peacetime (page 44)
    • Mobilizing for war, 1562-76 (page 55)
  • 3 The army in the field
    • "Quite a fine and great army" (page 67)
    • The chain of command (page 73)
    • Operational Divisions (page 80)
  • 4 "The footmen of the king"
    • The "old crew" (page 86)
    • Company strengths and armaments (page 98)
    • The birth of infantry regiments (page 106)
    • "Hommes d'assault" (page 110)
  • 5 The gendarmes
    • "Being victors their damage is greater" (page 119)
    • "Our gendarmerie be the principal force" (page 126)
    • The organization and identity of the genarmerie (page 133)
    • Transformation or demise of the gendarmerie? (page 144)
  • 6 The artillery train
    • "For want of a nail..." (page 153)
    • "A great, cumbersome, and heavy contrivance" (page 157)
    • The enterprise's labor force (page 162)
    • Supplying the train (page 168)
    • The decline of the artillery (page 178)
  • 7 In search of a battle: Dreux, 1562
    • "Avec infiny regret" (page 184)
    • The course of the battle (page 190)
    • The cost of the battle (page 197)
    • The lessons of battle (page 201)
  • 8 The defense of Chartres, 1567-68
    • "No more faithful and better subjects than they" (page 205)
    • "In all things enemies of soldiers" (page 208)
    • "A violent siege" (page 215)
    • "An incalculable expenditure" (page 219)
  • 9 A host of strangers: The army's presence on campaign, 1568-69
    • "The order necessary in the army of a very Christian prince" (page 226)
    • Patterns of reinforcement and attrition (page 229)
    • The division of time: Marching, camping, and fighting (page 237)
  • 10 The destruction of an army: The siege of La Rochelle, 1573
    • The structure of operations (page 246)
    • "I was embarked without biscuit" (page 253)
    • "Well assaulted, better defended" (page 259)
    • The cost and meaning of defeat (page 268)
  • 11 Paying for war
    • "Without money one can do nothing" (page 275)
    • The price of war (page 281)
    • The sources of payment (page 287)
    • A "shortfall" of 16 million livres (page 295)
    • Conclusion: The limits to action (page 301)
  • Appendix (page 311)
  • Bibliography (page 324)
  • Index (page 335)
Reviews
Journal AbbreviationLabelURL
ENHR 113.451 (Apr. 1998): 447-448 http://www.jstor.org/stable/577749
AHR 103.2 (Apr. 1998): 524 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2649828
JMH 61.2 (Apr. 1997): 364-366 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2953979
SCJ 28.3 (Autumn 1997): 870-873 http://www.jstor.org/stable/2543018
JMH 70.2 (Jun. 1998): 464-466 http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/235088
HJ 42.2 (Jun. 1999): 565-570 http://www.jstor.org/stable/3021001
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