Princes, Posts and Partisans: The Army of Louis XIV and Partisan Warfare in the Netherlands 1673-1678 (History of Warfare, 18) [Hardcover]

George Satterfield (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9004131760 | ISBN-13: 978-9004131767 | Publication Date: October 2003

This volume explores French partisan warfare in the Spanish Netherlands during the Dutch War (1672-78). It considers such practices as contributions, fire-raids, and blockades before sieges. The author relies extensively on archival sources, and in many cases explores events that have been passed over by similar studies. Louis XIV and his generals used partisan warfare to fit a strategy of exhaustion to ensure territorial conquest. The French army's reliance on partisan warfare reveals the limitations of the war-making potential of Louis XIV's state; at the same time it leads to the emergence of a more modern practice of military operations to pursue theater-strategic objectives.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub (October 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9004131760
• ISBN-13: 978-9004131767
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,971,119 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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