Table of Contents

Introduction · Swiss Troops of the Royal Guard · Foreign Line Infantry Organisation · Uniforms · Other 'Foreign' Units · Milice Garde-Cote · Select Bibliography · The Plates

About the Author

René Chartrand was born in Montral and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites for nearly three decades, he is now a freelance writer and historical consultant for cinema and historic sites restorations. He has written numerous articles and books including almost 30 Osprey titles and the first two volumes of Canadian Military Heritage. He currently lives in Hull, Quebec, with his wife and two sons. Eugène Lelièpvre has been painting military subjects for over fifty years. In 1950 he was made the Official Painter to the French Army and he is also a fellow of the Company of Military Historians. An acknowledged expert on 18th century military subjects, he is married and lives in Paris.