French army under de Conde in Brabant in 1674

Source: Tweejaerige geschiedenissen, voorgevallen in de jaeren MDCLXXIV en MDCLXXV. S. 160.

"Les Triomphes de Louis le Grand" are available on-line

Gallica (Bibliotheque nationale de France) puts in a free access the albume called "Les Triompes de Louis le Grand" (link). It contains 75 plates with 150 flages captured by French during the reign of Louis XIV.

Many thank to Edwin "Ramp Jaar" for the finding (link to his blog)

На сайте проекта "Галлика" выложены 75 планшетов со 150 трофейными знаменами, захваченными французами в правление Людовика XIV (ссылка). К сожалению, сами планшеты без каких-либо заголовков или описаний. 

French army & fleet in 1672

List of French army & fleet from British newspapers dated 1672.

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Swedish, French & Hessian troops in Germany in 1648

The publication dated 1648 contains a list of Swedish, French & Hessian troops presented in Germany in 1648. Plus lists of generals & garrisons. According to it the troops were the following (see details below):
- Swedish: 55 regiments of cavalry (438 coys) & 60 foot regiments (477 coys)
- French: 14 mounted (126 coys) & 11 foot (306 coys) regiments
- Hessians: 5 mounted (58 coys) & 13 foot (166 coys) regiments

French expedition under Feuillade to Candia, 1668

Francois III d'Aubusson, Count de La Feuillade
Later the Duke & Marechal de France

In 1668 French King Louis XIV agreed to send a volunteer Corps to support a garrison of Candia besieged by Turks. It was numbered 600 men, all of them were volunteers. The command was given to Francois d'Aubusson Duke de La Feuillade (see Wiki on him, link). The Corps was divided into 4 Brigades (in fact - companies) of 100 men each under command of Count St.Paul, Duke de Caderousse, Count de Ville-maur & Duke de Chateau Thierry. The rest 200 (mostly nobles) were under La Feuillade.

The Corps left Toulon on 20 Sept 1668 & arrived to Candia on 3 Nov. On 16 Dec French made a large sortie from Candia. First they had success & took Turkish trenches, but then Turks pushed them back to the fortress with a loss of about 120 men. On 4 Jan 1669 the remnants of La Feuillade Corps left Candia & sailed back to France.
A Frenchmen, who participated in the La Feuillade expedition, wrote that only 230 men out of 600 left Candia, the rest were killed or died from sickness. This man also wrote that Candia's garrison in autumn of 1668 totalled about 7.000, & composed of numerous companies (see about de Ville's army sent to Candia in 1665, link), but the most of them were below 25 men. 

Source: A journal of the xpedition of M. de la Feiullade for the relief of Candy written in French by a jentleman who was a volunteer in that service. London, 1670. 

Detailed account of the French army in February 1734

Abrege de la carte generale du militaire de France au 20 Fevrier 1734 (1735): it gives a detailed account of the French military forces at the outbreak of the Polish Succession war 1733-1735. It contains a brief history, composition & uniform details for all military units, both Maison du Roi, field army & milicies. Plus a list of generals & commanding officers with thier offices (link)
In "About this book" section you may find latter editions of the "Abrege..." with data for 1740-60s

Detailed maps of the French campaigns in Flanders in 1690-1695s

Carte des Camps d'Hauterive et d'Harlembeck
Les 20 et 21 de May 1690
(BVPB site, link)

"Carte de Pais Bas de Flandre" by Chevalier de Beaurain (Paris, 1755) contains 132 detailed maps & BOs dedicated to the French campaigns in Flanders in 1690-1695. This wonderful source is available on-line on Biblioteca Virtual del Patrimonio Bibliografico site (link)! You may download it there in *pdf. Enjoy! 

Carte générale de la France by Cassini

A fragment of Carte generale by Cassini
(Gallica, link)

Carte générale de la France by Cesar-Francois Cassini de Thury is available on-line!!! You may find all 175 detailed maps on Gallica site (link) 

French fleet in 1672

"Liste des Vaisseaux de l'Armee Navale qui doit servir l'anne 1672" from Le Mercure Galant, Tome 1, 1672, P. 299-305.
Squadron in Rochefort

Squadron in Brest

French army in Flanders, April 1652

In 1652 France still continued the war with Spain (1635-59) in spite of the internal civil war (the Fronde). French army in Spanish Flanders under nominal command of Duc Orleans was of 3617 men in April of 1652.

The source: Hollandse Mercurius. 1652. S. 28

Dutch & French fleets in the battle of Tobago, 22 March 1677

Dutch squadron under commodore Jacob Binckes was of 3 ships-of-line (top 3 in the table below), 5 frigates, 3 armed merchants (the last 3), a brander (De Zaeyer) & a yacht (De Fortuyn)

Ship	Captain	Cannons	Crew
Bescherminge	Jakob Binckes	50	153
Provincie van Zeelant	Pieter Constant	44	118
Huis te Kruiningen	Roermer-Vlack	56	128
Middelbourg	Jan Swart	36	83
Wapen van Leyden	Galtje Galtjes	34	73
Popjesburgh	Pieter Stolwijck	24	52
De Goude Star	Pieter Cooreman	28	74
L’Alcion (ex-French)	Cornelis Stolwijck	24	25
Duc de Jork	Fredrick Sweers	26	35
De goude Munnick	Dirck Schoen	31	25
De Sphaera mundi	Wylof Langerys	12	20

French fleet under D’Estrees was of 6 ship-of-line (top 6 in the table below), 4 frigates, one brander & some other smaller ships. There about 4,000 men on the ships, inl. 9 companies of soldiers (450) & about 400 volunteers.

French infantry at the start of Louis XIV's reign (15 May 1643)

On 15 May of 1643 French infantry composed of 166 infantry regiments: 141 of French & 25 of foreigners. Plus 200 independent garrison companies. They totaled on paper 218,860 men.
Source: Belhomme V. Histoire de l'infanterie en France. T. 2. S. 5-10.
Summary of the troops:

List of regiments:

French army under Dauphin Louis & marshal Duras at the siege of Philipsburg, 6-29 Oct. 1688

Plan der Belagerung von Philippsburg durch die Franzosen, 6. bis 29. Oktober 1688
by Sebastian Beaulieu
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(Staatsarchiv Marburg, link)

Army commander: Dauphine Louis (formal)

Second-in-command: Jacques Henri de Durfort, Duke of Duras, Marshal of France

General-lieutenants: de Ioyeufe, de Montclar, de Vauban, de Tilladet, de la Frezilieri, de Rubantel, de Catinat, D’Huxelles

Mareschaux de Camp: de Vivans, de Nesle, du Bordage, de Sebville, D’Harcour, de Montchevreuil, de Verteillac (General-Major & Brigadier)

Infantry

Brigade	Regiment	Battalions	Coys
De Sandricourt	Picardie	2	32
	Dauphin	2	32
Du Perre	Piedmont	1	15

French Armée de Flandre 1745

Battle of Fontenoy, 11 May 1745

Below ia a full list of French troops for the campaign in Flandres in 1745 from Pajol (T. 3. S. 366-367)

Chief in command: marechal Maurice de Saxe

Corps commanders: MM. du Chayla, d'Estrées , de Brezé, d'Harcourl, Clermont-Gallerande et de Lowendal.

M. de Cremilles, maréchal général des logis de l'armée.

Aides: MM. de Puységur, d'Espagnac, delà Serre-Aubeterre , Saint-Sauveur de Botteville, de Soupir.

M. de Vaudreuil, major général de Infanterie.

Aides: MM. Laniioy, Bernier, la Tour, Valfons, Codere, Lagroulet, Longaunay, Montazet, Iladins.

M. de Croismare, maréchal général des logis de la cavalerie.

Aides: MM. Mczières, Pinon de Saint-Georges, Montlezun, Mouchy, deSorail. M. de Séchelles, intendant. M. de la Tour, prévôt.

Lieutenants généraux: MM. de Ceberet, d'Harcourt , Clermont-Tonnerre , de Dombes, d'Eu, Phelippes, Choiseul-Meuse, Clermont-Gallerande, du Chayla, de Grammont, de Bavière, de Montaison, Danois, Biron, Lowendal, Berenger, Chabannes, Richelieu, Pons, Dreux-Brezé, de Luxembourg, d'Estrées, d'Apcher, Langeron, de Croissi, Chartres, Penthièvre, de la Billarderie, Montboissier.

French attack on Rio-de-Janeiro, Sept 1711

Plan de la Baye, et de la ville De Rio-Janeiro
(Click to enlarge)

Duguay-Trouin's Relation de l'expédition de Rio-Janeiro , par une escadre de vaisseaux du Roy que commandoit Mr. Du Guay-Troüin, en 1711 is available on Gallica (link). It includes a detailed BO of French Marines participated in the land attack. 

List of troops under Villar's command, 23 Sept 1702

I found the list in Catinat's memories (vol. 3). Pelet & Vault don't contain this Villar's BO

French Mediterranean Fleet in Toulon in 1707 (Siege of Toulon 1707, part III)

List of the French Mediterranean Fleet in Toulon in 1707 from History of Queen Anna reign. 6 Year (1707). Other sources give another data: 16 ships of 1st rank, 8 of 2nd rank, 24 of 3rd rank,  6 of 4th, 4 frigates, 4 corvette, 13 fireships, 13 other ships. They were armed with 567 cooper & 3036 metal cannons. Additionally there were 11 galleys in Marseilles.    
Link to the List of French fleet in 1707

Allied siege of Lille, 1708 (part II, French garrison)

In my previous post I placed allied BO for the siege of Lille. To find the French garrison was not an easy task. Here you can find the brief description of the siege

http://www.spanishsuccession.nl/lille.html

The part about French garrison is very short. Dutch sources counted 21 battalions 12 companies of invalids, 6 squadrons, 4 dragoon companies and 200 cavalrymen. Berwick in his Memoires (II, 15) mentioned that “I had placed there 23 battalions & 3 regiments of dragoons. Marshal Boufflers had shut himself up in the place with Lieutenant-Generals de Surville, de Trefeliere & de Lee”.  

Below is a list of Lille garrison from the History of Queen Anne Reign (7^th Year, 82):

And list of troops from Pelet & Vault (VIII, 413):

The last one looks the most accurate.

Creation of the Carabiniers du Roy, 1 Nov 1693 (Mercure Galant)

Below is a text about creation, organisation, term & condition of service & uniforms of the Royal Carabiniers Corps. Source: Le Mercure Galant, Nov 1693. p. 255-266

Taking of Suse, 6 March 1629 (II)

In addition to my post about taking the passes at Suse (http://rusmilhist.blogspot.com/2011/01/taking-of-suse-6-march-1629.html ) I found a painting with this event. Below are Louis XIII & Richelieu inspecting the attack of Suisses at the passes of Suse, 6 March 1629

 

Combat du Pas-de-Suze, 6 mars 1629.

(Versailles, châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon)