Bulwark of the Old Regime: France’s Royal Swedish Regiment in the French and American Revolutions Neil Kent & Clément Chevalier
Publisher: Academica Press (February 1, 2023)
ISBN: 9781680538502
In 1740, the French King Louis XV granted his Swedish-led forces the title of Royal Swedish Regiment, for which it received the same privileges as all royal regiments, including the protection of the king, new flags, and ordinance. Louis XV acted to fulfill a request of King Fredrik I of Sweden and to demonstrate his satisfaction with the great value shown by the regiment in battle. This intriguing book traces the history of this storied regiment throughout its service, including during the American War of Independence, and up to the time of the French Revolution of 1789.
Authors
Neil Kent is editor in chief of the Journal of Intelligence and Cyber Security, Associate Professor of the Rennes School of Business (Grande École de France), and formerly Associate at the Scott Polar Research Institute and Fellow of the Cyber Documentation Project, both at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of Crimea: A History, St. Petersburg: A Cultural Guide, A Concise History of the Russian Orthodox Church, and many other books. Clément Chevalier is an officer in the French army and serves at the École militaire de Paris. Occupying the position of head of international relations and management sciences, Clément Chevalier has two masters degrees, in history and management, and is preparing a doctorate in law. Chevalier is a writer of historical and academic works, with a particular interest in baroque music.