The road to Rocroi : class, culture and command in the Spanish Army of Flanders, 1567-1659
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The road to Rocroi : class, culture and command in the Spanish Army of Flanders, 1567-1659
（History of warfare, v. 52）
Brill, 2009
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [381]-396) and index
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Description
The Eighty Years War (1567-1659) has been the subject of important monographs but the high command of the Army of Flanders, which played a decisive role in the making of Spanish strategy and was in charge of its tactics, has eluded detailed scrutiny. This work, the first study of an early modern officer corps, examines the culture, class structure, and combat effectiveness of the largest army of its day. Combining approaches and insights from social, cultural and military history, it traces the evolution of the leading cadres of the legendary tercios in relation to major trends such as aristocratization and military modernization while revising recent perspectives on Spain's war against the Dutch and the French in the Low Countries.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements .. xi
List of Illustrations .. xiii
Introduction .. 1
Part One: The School of Alba, 1567-1621
Introduction .. 49
Chapter One Personnel Matters: Staffi ng the School of Alba .. 53
Chapter Two Internal Structure and Hierarchy in the Early Army of Flanders .. 89
Chapter Three Discipline and Justice in an Age of Mutinies 107
Chapter Four Doctors of the Military Discipline: Projects of Reform in the Spanish Offi cer Corps .. 121
Part Two: Falta de Cabezas: The Military Reforms and Policies of the Count-Duke of Olivares, 1621-1643
Introduction .. 145
Chapter One Olivares as Military Trainer .. 149
Chapter Two The Evolution of the Count-Duke's
Chapter Three Grandees on Campaign: The Impact of the Count-Duke's Aristocratic Reforms .. 183
Chapter Four Olivares' Structural Reforms in the High Command .. 215
Chapter Five "Order and Obedience": The Olivarean Reform of Military Justice .. 263
Part Three: "An Almost Hopeless Condition": The Legacy of Olivares in The Army of Flanders, 1643-1659
Chapter One "Time to Act Like Who We Are: The Battle of Rocroi" .. 279
Chapter Two The Legacy of Olivares and the End of the War in Flanders, 1643-1659 .. 331
Conclusion .. 373
Bibliography .. 381
Index .. 397
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