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«THE SWORD OF THE GIANT»: THE KING'S HOUSEHOLD CAVALRY AND THE ELITE TROOPS OF CAVALRY IN THE AGE OF WARS OF LOUIS XIV
- Authors: Gordienko O.D.1
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- Samara State Academy of Culture and Arts
- Issue: Vol 2, No 4 (2013)
- Pages: 59-63
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://snv63.ru/2309-4370/article/view/22575
- ID: 22575
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This article is devoted to the issue of development of the French elite cavalry during the reign of king Louis XIV. The study displays the peculiarities of organization, equipment and combat application of troops of the guards and privileged cavalry in the second half of XVII - beginning of XVIII centuries.
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Oleg Dmitrievich Gordienko
Samara State Academy of Culture and Arts
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Email: stuartssergant@yandex.ru
candidate of historical sciences, associate professor of the department of «National History»
443010, Russia, Samara, Frunze st., 167References
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