French Musketeer, 1622-1775

Name: French Musketeer, 1622-1775
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ISBN: 9781780968612

ISBN-10: 1780968612

ISBN-13: 9781780968612

Edition: 2013

Authors: Rene Chartrand, Graham Turner

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In 1884 the French novelist Alexandre Dumas published The Three Musketeers, followed by Twenty Years After (1845) and The Vicomte de Bragelonne: Ten Years Later (1847-50). This trilogy of works, reproduced in countless forms and media, most recently in a Hollywood film of 2011, has ensured the perpetual popularity of the unit known to history as the King's Musketeers of the Guard.Dumas based his work on a genuine memoir by an officer of the Musketeers, Memoires de M. D'Artagnan, capitaine lieutenant de la première compagnie des Mousquetaires du Roi, which was published in 1700, and the historical truth is as fascinating as the legends created by Dumas. The King's Musketeers were formed in…

Book details

List price: $11.99
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Osprey Publishing, Limited
Publication date: 7/20/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 63
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Introduction


Chronology


The King's Musketeers: The Unit


Recruitment


Training


Conditions of Service


Particular Services


Appearance - Uniforms, Colours and Standards


Equipment - Weapons, Accoutrements, Horses


Battles


After the Battle


Imitators


The Last King's Musketeer


Collecting, Museums and Re-Enactment


Select Bibliography


Glossary


Index