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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-100850459001

ISBN-139780850459005

eBay Product ID (ePID)709770

Product Key Features

Book TitleNapoleon's Overseas Army

Number of Pages48 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year1989

TopicMilitary / Napoleonic Wars, Europe / France, Historical

IllustratorBack, Francis, Yes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorRene Chartrand

Book SeriesMen-At-Arms Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.1 in

Item Weight5.3 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width7.2 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN90-113471

Dewey Edition20

Series Volume Number211

Dewey Decimal355/.00944

Table Of ContentChronology · French Colonial Troops in 1789 · Turmoil and War · Saint-Domingue · The Americas and Africa · India and the East Indies · The Dutch Colonies · The Plates

SynopsisWhen the French Revolution broke out in 1789, France possessed numerous colonies spread over three continents. To defend and keep the peace in these territories, a small army of colonial troops, distinct from the metropolitan line regiments or marines, had existed since the days of Louis XIV. This book examines the history and uniforms of the often-overlooked French armies in Saint-Domingue, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Lucia, Tobago, Ile-de-France, La Réunion, Pondichéry, Guiana, Senegal and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. The text is backed by numerous illustrations offering a rare glimpse into dress and equipment of Napoleon's overseas army., When the French Revolution broke out in 1789, France possessed numerous colonies spread over three continents. To defend and keep the peace in these territories, a small army of colonial troops, distinct from the metropolitan line regiments or marines, had existed since the days of Louis XIV. This book examines the history and uniforms of the often-overlooked French armies in Saint-Domingue, Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Lucia, Tobago, Ile-de-France, La R union, Pondich ry, Guiana, Senegal and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon. The text is backed by numerous illustrations offering a rare glimpse into dress and equipment of Napoleon's overseas army.

LC Classification NumberUA702