{"title":"Rene Chartrand","description":"\u003cp\u003eJourney into the historical fiction of Rene Chartrand, where ancient battles and warrior cultures come alive. Perfect for history buffs eager to explore the Roman Empire and beyond through gripping narratives.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"armies-and-wars-of-the-french-east-india-companies-1664-1770-book-ren-chartrand-9781804513408","title":"Armies and Wars of the French East India Companies 1664-1770","description":"\u003cb\u003eCovers the full scope of the French East India Company's military prowess and colonial influence, from its global trade dominance to its strategic triumphs in India and Africa.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e From the early seventeenth century a multitude of French East or West India companies holding overseas trade monopolies and privileges were active in various parts of the world, especially in Africa and Asia. 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Various military and political events of the later 1680s, notably the \"Glorious Revolution\" of 1688 that chased out King James II and installed William of Orange as King William III of Great Britain led to hostilities in 1689-1691 with Ireland being secured by William. Both had considerable impact on the armies of western Europe. Tens of thousands of officers and soldiers fled France for other nations and also left Ireland for France and later Spain. Much has been said about the loss of Protestant soldiers to the French army, but less known is that the Irish Catholic military refugees certainly compensated losses in the French army and later also boosted the Spanish army. William''s accession to the British throne also meant that Great Britain resolutely now joined the Holy Roman Empire, the Netherlands, Brandenburg-Prussia and other nations opposed to Louis XIV''s France that formed the League of Augsburg. 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With instructions from Minister of War Louvois, troops were specifically encouraged to devastate the Palatinate including the outrageous destruction of the university town of Heidelberg. However, after the passing of Louvois in 1691 and the exile and subjection of Ireland, there was certainly disgust and a realization that hatred had its limits. Some civility reappeared by the mid-1690s and would eventually evolve into the 18th century mannerism of the so-called \"Lace Wars\". The French army in the west still relied on the Ottoman Turks to keep a good part of the Austrian and German state armies watching their eastern borders. The failure of the 1683 siege of Vienna had certainly not ended the Ottoman menace and much more fighting went on in the 1680s and 1690s. The end of the 17th century saw the beginnings of the rise of Russia under its extraordinary Tzar Peter I and also of Prussia at the expense of Poland and Sweden in a complex situation that went into the early 18th century. 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The fiscal pressure was also tremendous on the opposing allied armies either directly through their own taxes and also with subsidies from the more capitalized trading countries, England and the Netherlands, whose almost untenable credit situation led to the creation of Bank of England-the first modern government bank-to manage credit and debt. France and Austria did not create such banks yet but managed these aspects well so that there were enough funds to field huge armies on both sides, but not indefinitely. Part 2 The Cavalry. This section describes what was by very far Europe''s largest cavalry force. It included the Gendarmerie de France, which was a privileged division between the guards and the line cavalry. The line cavalry evolved from a fairly standard heavy cavalry force in the 1640s to a more complex arm of the service that first added numerous dragoon regiments in the 1670s, a division of rifled-armed elite carabiniers in the 1690s and also the advent of Hussars as light cavalry at that time. The peculiar organization of the cavalry with its Mestre de Camp Général, Colonel Général is also described and some of its personalities had rather colorful careers. Arms, accoutrements and dress of the cavalry are discussed and also, the horses and the never-attained challenge of furnishing enough for some 60,000 troopers in the 1690s. By comparison, British cavalry hovered at about 7,000. This included efforts to develop better breeding and the advent of \"dressage\" as we know it today from France''s Louis XIVs era. The Wild Geese This expatriate force of Irish officers and men formed quite a different type of force. They were not mercenaries as other foreign regiments. 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