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« Au service d’un autre roi » : les troupes étrangères allemandes au service du royaume de France (1740-1763)
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Thèse
Auteurs/contributeurs
- Portelance, Philipp (Auteur)
- Deruelle, Benjamin (Collaborateur)
- Bouchard, Carl (Collaborateur)
Titre
« Au service d’un autre roi » : les troupes étrangères allemandes au service du royaume de France (1740-1763)
Résumé
The memory of the French Revolution often refers to the victory of the Nation. The Revolution created the nation state, but also the standing army of citizen-soldiers, thus rejecting mercenary enterprise and the use of foreign troops. However, the reality is quite different, since the armies of the Revolution and of the many French Republic all had foreign contingents, the most famous being the French Foreign Legion. Even today, the use of private enterprise in warfare is again booming. During the warring period from 1740 to 1763, which saw two great European wars —the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) and the Seven Years (1756-1763) wars—become world wars, the use of foreign troops increased in the kingdom of France. It was not solely the case in the armies of the Rois Très-Chrétiens: foreigners served in all European armies, notably in those of England, Spain, Prussia, Austria and Russia. They were not only used to inflate the ranks of the armies, but also to seek expertise in military knowledge. In the middle of the 18th century, the Prussian model was in fashion and was introduced to France by the German standing foreign regiments. This phenomenon has been neglected by the literature and by the military history (except regarding Swiss and Irish troops). This research seeks to fill this gap. Using social and cultural history, as well as the history of representations, it aims at understanding who these foreign soldiers were, where they came from, and what were their motivations to serve for France. Ultimately, this thesis examines the German and the French military cultures in the 18th century and highlights the role of German foreign regiments in cultural and warfare transfers.
Type
Mémoire de maîtrise (M.A.)
Université
Université de Montréal
Lieu
Montréal
Date
2019-03-13
Langue
Français
Référence
Portelance, Philipp. « « Au service d’un autre roi » : les troupes étrangères allemandes au service du royaume de France (1740-1763) ». Mémoire de maîtrise (M.A.), Université de Montréal, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1866/22032.
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