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fjt_06423 - ARTILLERY Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine 1700

ARTILLERY Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine AU
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Price : 120.00 €
Type : Louis-Auguste de Bourbon, duc du Maine
Date: 1700
Metal : silver
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : LOUIS AUG. DE. BOURBON. DUC. DU. MAYNE. GRD. ME. DE. L'ARTRIE.
Obverse description : Tête jeune à droite de L.A. de Bourbon signée H.R.F.

Reverse


Reverse legend : DONEC. NOVUS. EXCITET. HOSTIS ; À L'EXERGUE: ARTILLERIE. 1700.
Reverse description : Hercule assis de face sur un rocher, la main droite sur sa massue, la gauche sur sa hanche.
Reverse translation : Jusqu'à ce qu'un nouvel ennemi le provoque.

Historical background


ARTILLERY

Before Louvois, the artillery was entrusted to civilian contractors who provided the men and equipment for each gun in battery for a given price. It came under a grand master of the artillery, a charge created under Charles VII, which belonged to Sully from 1599 to 1610 or to the Duke of Meilleraye under Richelieu. With Louvois, the artillery became an integral part of the army and was protected by the regiment of the king's riflemen. Ranks in the artillery were more accessible to commoners than in other regiments, advancement was given on merits and talents. Until the 18th century, the equipment left much to be desired with different calibers, different carriages and different wheels. The standardization and modernity of artillery will owe much to J.-B. de Gribeauval, Inspector General of Artillery since 1776. At the end of the 18th century, French artillery will be the first in Europe and this superiority will explain the victories of the Revolution.

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