The French Army in the American War of Independence (Men-at-Arms Series 244)
Rene Chartrand, Francis Back - The French Army in the American War of Independence
Osprey Publishing | 1998 | ISBN: 185532167X | English | 50 pages | PDF | 17.5 MB
Men-at-Arms Series 244
Osprey Publishing | 1998 | ISBN: 185532167X | English | 50 pages | PDF | 17.5 MB
Men-at-Arms Series 244
The French forces that fought during the American War of Independence (1775-1783) were, to a large extent, a product of the disasters of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). During that war the fleet had been swept off the oceans, and nearly all colonies had been lost. Sweeping reforms were demanded. From the end of 1762 a series of royal orders dictated by common sense and good planning were signed by the king, and a vast reorganisation was started, ensuring that the army that fought in the American War presented a very different, altogether more formidable threat to her foes.