Armies of the War of the Grand Alliance 1688–97 (Men-at-Arms)

This title explores and illustrates the armies of France, and six countries allied against Louis XIV, in a wide-ranging Continental conflict that ushered in more than a century of European warfare. Formed in 1689, the 'Grand Alliance' or League of Augsburg was a military coalition of the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, Britain, Spain and the Duchy of Savoy, to resist Louis XIV's rich, powerful and expansionist France. The first stage of the nine year conflict that followed also coincided with the so-called 'Glorious Revolution' in Britain (1688 – 91), when the throne passed to the Dutch Protestant leader, William of Orange, the head of a multi-national Dutch, Danish and English army, which finally expelled James II's Jacobite and French forces from Ireland. The long war on the continent was notable for the first widespread use of regimental uniforms and flintlock muskets with bayonets, plus the sophisticated use of siege warfare under the great French engineer, Vauban. The final Treaties of Ryswyck (1697) brought the war to an end and marked Louis XIV's political zenith, and also the ascendancy of both the Dutch and British as first-rate global powers. This fully illustrated title explores the armies which fought the War of the Grand Alliance, examining their strength, organization, uniforms and weapons, and explaining their campaigns and major battles. Cover Contents Introduction French expansionism, 1667–88 The ‘Glorious Revolution’ Britain, 1688–91 Chronology Of The ‘Glorious Revolution’ Chronology Of The European War Armies In Britain The English army, 1685 Expansion, 1686–88 The Scottish army, 1685–88 The Irish army, 1685–88 William of Orange’s invasion army, 1688–90 Dutch & Anglo–Scots units Danish auxiliary corps Exile units William III’s British armies, 1689–98 The Jacobite Army, 1688–91 Foot Horse French expeditionary corps Irregulars The French Army Guard Foot Militia Horse Artillery Irish troops in French service The Spanish Army Guard Foot Horse Catalonia The Imperial Army Recruitment Foot Horse The Dutch Army Guard Foot: national units Foreign ‘permanent’ units Foreign ‘subsidized’ units Horse: national units Artillery The Savoyard Army Guard Foot Horse Militia Artillery Select Bibliography Plate Commentaries Index Imprint Пустая страница