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Forty-four months in the Alps : the resistance of the Piedmontese Army against Revolutionary France, 1792-1796 /

"The French Revolution threw Europe into chaos and forced the armies of the rest of Europe into crisis. Forty-Four Months in the Alps describes how the Piedmontese army reorganized to resist the tricolour tide that spread across the continent. Richly illustrated with 24 full-colour pages of con...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ricchiardi, Enrico (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Warwick, England : Helion & Company Limited, 2025.
Series:From reason to revolution 1721-1815 (Series) ; no. 144.
Subjects:
Victor Amadeus > II, > King of Sardinia, > 1726-1796 > Military leadership.
Sardinia (Italy). > Esercito.
Sardinia (Italy) > History > Attempted French Invasion, 1793.
France > History, Military > 1789-1815.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799.
Sardinia (Italy) > History, Military > 19th century.
France > Histoire militaire > 1789-1815.
Sardaigne (Italie) > Histoire militaire > 19e siècle.
Table of Contents:
  • The Kingdom of Sardinia between 1789 and 1792
  • Vittorio Amedeo III's army
  • The Piedmontese Army in action
  • Infantry uniforms, flags and equipment
  • The militia
  • The elite units: forge of heroes
  • Infantry weaponry
  • Volunteer light troops
  • Other corps
  • The loyalty and vicissitudes of a small navy
  • The War (1792-1793): recovery from setback and the start of the fighting
  • 1794: resistance at all costs!
  • 1795-1796: last hopes.