Chapter XLVII: Appendix: VIII

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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
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40,360
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Battering guns [_bombardes_] 1,200
Large stone balls 140
Artillery horses 8,000
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[Transcriber's Note: subtotal is missing in original]

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
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525
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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
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27,389
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Great ships 24
Great galleasses 8
Quarracques 11
Galleras 226
Sailing galleys 50
Brigantines 60
Fustes 80
Boats innumerable.
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Total vessels 459
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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.