1/72 2nd Half XVII Century French Infantry & Guards--48 figures in 12 poses
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Item Number: MAF72083
1/72 2nd Half XVII Century French Infantry & Guards
48 figures in 12 poses
The subtitle of this set tells us that it is for the second half of the 17th century, which is a bit vague, but this half-century was incredibly important for the French Army. 1650 began with a boy king in nominal charge of a country split by anarchy and civil strife, and also at war with Spain. By the dawn of 1700 France was the one super-power in Europe, with that same king now presiding over a powerful and confident country with an army that was the most modern and one of the largest on the planet. During the intervening years the enthusiasm of the king, Louis XIV, along with the genius of such men as Louvois had transformed France’s military forces, and forced the rest of Europe to copy their reforms in order to keep up.
