In Louis XV's military the type of 'French' infantry denoted troops recruited from males born and raised in France. those regiments have been known as, certainly sufficient, infanterie francaise in preference to the mercenary 'foreign' infantry recruited somewhere else. Making up the majority of the military, all officials and males have been to be of the Roman Catholic religion, the authentic kingdom faith. Regimental recruiting events went to cities and villages searching for most likely younger volunteers, inducing them to enlist with the standard supplies – speedy funds, speedy girls, strong wines and nice glory.
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