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The French Royal Army was the principal land force of the Kingdom of France. It served the Bourbon dynasty from the reign of Louis XIV in the mid-17th century to that of Charles X in the 19th, with an
Louis XIV
Louis XV
The French and allied armies confronting each other at Fontenoy. The blue-clad French troops in the foreground are members of the French Guards.
French troops storming Redoubt #9 during the Siege of Yorktown
The Bourbon Restoration was the period of French history during which the House of Bourbon returned to power after the fall of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1814 and 1815. Exiled supporters of the monarchy re
French Royal Army
…the line infantry of the royal army, to dark blue was completed in 1793 after the overthrow of the monarchy. White uniforms were restored after the Bourbon Restoration, although modified for a more modern appearance, introducing trousers rather than breeches, taller shakos, and Fleur-de-lis insignia. Dark blue coatees…
The allied armies parading on the Place de la Concorde, 1814
Louis XVIII Raising France from Its Ruins by Louis-Philippe Crépin
Louis XVIII making a return at the Hôtel de Ville de Paris on 29 August 1814
Louis XVIII, asked if he intends to include anyone from the House of Bonaparte in his royal services, responds "I will take none." (18 July 1815)