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

By:

Wood, James B, 1946-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cambridge studies in early modern historyPublication details: Cambridge [England] : New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996.Description: 1 online resource (xvi, 349 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

0511000405
9780511000409
9780521550031
0521550033

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: King's army.DDC classification:

944/.029 20

LOC classification:

DC116.5 .W66 1996eb

Other classification:

15.70
K565. 3

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Contents:

1. The campaigns of the army, 1562-76 -- 2. The camp and the army of the King -- 3. The army in the field -- 4. 'The footmen of the King' -- 5. The gendarmes -- 6. The artillery train -- 7. In search of a battle: Dreux, 1562 -- 8. The defence of Chartres, 1567-68 -- 9. A host of strangers: the army's presence -- 10. The destruction of the army: the siege of La Rochelle, 1573 -- 11. Paying for war.

Summary: Historians have long ignored the military aspect of the wars of religion which raged in France during the late sixteenth century, dismissing the conflicts as aimless or hopelessly confused. In contrast, this meticulously researched analysis of the royal army and its operations during the early civil wars brings warfare back to the centre of the picture. James B. Wood explains the reasons for the initial failure of the monarchy to defeat the Huguenots, and examines how that failure prolonged the conflict. He argues that the nature and outcome of the civil wars can only be explained by the fusion of religious rebellion and incomplete military revolution. This study makes an important contribution to the history of military forces, warfare and society, and will be of great interest to those engaged in the debate over the 'Military Revolution' in early modern Europe.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 324-333) and index.

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Historians have long ignored the military aspect of the wars of religion which raged in France during the late sixteenth century, dismissing the conflicts as aimless or hopelessly confused. In contrast, this meticulously researched analysis of the royal army and its operations during the early civil wars brings warfare back to the centre of the picture. James B. Wood explains the reasons for the initial failure of the monarchy to defeat the Huguenots, and examines how that failure prolonged the conflict. He argues that the nature and outcome of the civil wars can only be explained by the fusion of religious rebellion and incomplete military revolution. This study makes an important contribution to the history of military forces, warfare and society, and will be of great interest to those engaged in the debate over the 'Military Revolution' in early modern Europe.

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