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THE ARMY OF CHARLES VIII., IN 1493

THE contemporary Chronicle of this expedition, reprinted at Lyons in 1842, gives a general muster-roll of the French army, which may be thus classed:—

I. The Royal Staff.

Monseigneur le Visdasme, commanding gentlemen in full sleeves	100
” de Myolans, commanding gentlemen in full sleeves and crossbow-men	100
” de Cresol, commanding archers of the French guard	200
Captain Claude, commanding archers of the Scottish guard	100
Many lords of the blood-royal, the court and the council.

II. The Land Forces.

Men-at-arms	3,600
Bowmen on foot	6,200
Crossbow-men on foot	8,000
Long-pike-men	8,000
The Lord Ludovic	2,040
Dastardeurs	6,200
Masters to dress the artillery	200
Master carpenters	600
Master sappers	300
Master stone-hewers	900
Master charcoal-burners	200
Master rope-makers	120
Artillery drivers	4,000
	40,360
Battering guns [bombardes]	1,200
Large stone balls	140
Artillery horses	8,000
	9,340

Monseigneur	de Serve	lances	40
”	de Monfaucon	”	40
”	Robert de la Marche	”	30
The Mareschal	de Baudricourt	”	60
Monseigneur	de Guise	”	40
”	de Chaude	”	30
”	de Mauleon	”	200
”	Aymart de Poye	”	25
”	de Camicam	”	35
Captain	Odet	”	25
			525

III. The Naval Armament.

Gentlemen	of Agenes,		for Monseigneur d’Orleans’s guard	4,000
”	of Normandy,		” ” ” ”	4,000
Commissaries				200
The Duc	d’Orleans	}
The Conte	d’AngoulÊme	}
The Duc	de Nemours	}
The Prince	d’Orange	}
Monseigneur	de VendÔme	}
The Conte	de Ligny	}
”	de Nevers	}	with their companies, amounting to	15,000
Monseigneur	d’Albret	}
The Conte	de Boulogne	}
The Great Bastard	of Burgundy	}
” ”	of Bourbon	}
The Marechal	of Burgundy	}
The Governor	of Champaign	}
”	of Burgundy	}

Monseigneur	d’Orleans	lances	100
”	de Foix	”	50
”	Gracien	”	50
The Bailli of	Dijon	”	30
”	”	Swiss	3,000
Monseigneur	de Montaison	lances	30
”	d’AllÈgre	”	40
”	de Chaumont	”	30
George de Silly		”	30
Castillon		”	30
Julien Burinel		”	30
Monseigneur	de Vergy	”	30
”	d’Armansy	”	40
Don Jehan		”	30
AndrÉ de l’Ospital		”	54
Monseigneur	de la Place	”	40
The Marechal	of Burgundy	”	40
Monseigneur	d’Aubigny	”	100
”	de Ligny	”	100
”	de la Tremouille	”	50
”	de Silly	”	40
”	the Grand Equerry	”	40
”	de Beaumont	”	40
”	de Piennes	”	50
”	the Prince d’Orange	”	40
The Seneschal	d’Armagnac	”	25
Monseigneur	Pierre de Bellefrontiere	”	25
Despert de Bonneville		”	25
			27,389

Great ships	24
Great galleasses	8
Quarracques	11
Galleras	226
Sailing galleys	50
Brigantines	60
Fustes	80
Boats innumerable.
Total vessels	459

Allowing to each man-at-arms and lance two followers, and to each gentleman one, the total force would amount to nearly 90,000 men, 1200 pieces of artillery, and 459 sail. To this there falls to be added, besides the usual attendance of servants and sutlers, an immense retinue attached to the luxurious court of Charles, of which no enumeration is attempted.

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