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American Revolution: Military Manual Used By the French Infantry Through the Revolutionary War

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American Revolution: Military Manual Used By the French Infantry Through the Revolutionary War
French Military Manual. Composed of two parts: "Mémoires Sur L'Infanterie, ou Traité des Légions...par M. Le Maréchal Comte de Saxe,"1763, and "Ordonnance du Roi, Sur l'Exercice de l'Infanterie," 1755, 118 pages, original leather covers, cracked at the joints, rubbed around the edges and spine; gold stamping on spine has worn off; otherwise Fine. Interior is lightly toned but intact and in very nice condition, and there are three fold-out charts. Pages 117 and 118 order that all French infantry troops, as well as foreign infantry troops in the service of the King [Louis XV], follow the instructions given in this order; it is signed in print by Louis. This military manual would have been in the possession of Lafayette and other French officers who participated in the American Revolution.