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The 'personal rule' of Louis XIV witnessed an increase in the size of the French army and an apparent improvement in the quality of its officers, its men & the War Ministry. This text explains the development of the army between the end of Cardinal Maziran's ministry and the outbreak of the Spanish Succession.Rowlands, Guy is the author of 'Dynastic State and the Army Under Louis XIV Royal Service and Private Interest 1661-1701' with ISBN 9780521641241 and ISBN 0521641241.
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