Citizens to Arms! Uniforms of the French Revolutionary Armies 1792-1799

Description: Citizens to Arms!Uniforms of the French Revolutionary Armies 1792-1799by Yves Martin Series: From Reason to RevolutionImprint: Helion and Company 152 Pages, 8.3 x 11.7 in, 1 b/w photo, 56 color illustrations Paperback9781804515426July 2024 Napoleon’s army was born from the multiple French revolutionary armies. These were a merger of the old royal troops and a mix of volunteer and conscripted units. Raw recruits filled with patriotic enthusiasm marched forward alongside royal veterans and rogue adventurers eager for loot. By 1799, the French armies had been battle-tested and hardened. They provided the human material with which Bonaparte put an end to the revolutionary wars and prepared for his future imperial successes. The bewildering array of uniforms worn by the revolutionary soldiers is much less documented than those of their imperial successors. In 1943, Henry Boisselier produced a series of 56 plates providing a broad coverage of the troops which fought from 1792 to 1799. Citizens to Arms! presents this series with comprehensive comments for each plate as well as a discussion on the artist, the sources he used and the citizens, men and women, who answered the call to arms. It fills a gap for anyone with an interest in the 1792–1815 period and its uniforms.

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