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The Nine Years' War and the British Army, 1688-1697: The Operations in the Low Countries

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This is a description of how the Nine Years War affected the British Army, both in its actual operations in the theatre of war and in its size, operative capacity and costs. This war brought about radical changes in the sizes and the associated costs of the armies of Britain, France, Austria and the United Provinces in a relatively short period. For example, the size of field armies grew from an average of about 25,000 men during the Thirty Years' War to an average of about 100,000 men in 1695 during the Nine Years War. The costs of sustaining such huge field forces in terms of food, equipment and pay brought Britain and France, in particular, fiscal crisis and a shattered economy respectively, after the peace.

Language: English

Pages: 372

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Release: May 11, 1991

ISBN: 0719034612

ISBN 13: 9780719034619

The Nine Years' War and the British Army, 1688-1697: The Operations in the Low Countries

4.6/5 ( ratings)

This is a description of how the Nine Years War affected the British Army, both in its actual operations in the theatre of war and in its size, operative capacity and costs. This war brought about radical changes in the sizes and the associated costs of the armies of Britain, France, Austria and the United Provinces in a relatively short period. For example, the size of field armies grew from an average of about 25,000 men during the Thirty Years' War to an average of about 100,000 men in 1695 during the Nine Years War. The costs of sustaining such huge field forces in terms of food, equipment and pay brought Britain and France, in particular, fiscal crisis and a shattered economy respectively, after the peace.

Language: English

Pages: 372

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Release: May 11, 1991

ISBN: 0719034612

ISBN 13: 9780719034619

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