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The two main gateway pages for two separate
sites are:
http://xenophongroup.com/montjoie/oriflamme *Societe de l'Oriflamme*
[The site focuses on French medieval history in context of West European
medieval military history. It contains considerable original material and
provides links to other web sites. A fundamental objective of the site is to
present material in context that is not done in typical anglophone published
works. It also introduces some prespectives on the HYW that have not been well
explored by popular French histories. ]
Societe de l'Oriflamme Website has the following pages:
Crusades - short original essay on the eight Crusades in Levant (being
revised),
the Albigensian Crusades, and more will be addes on other crusades related to
Western medieval warfare.
Bouvines, war/campaign/battle (1214) - original essay with maps
Saintonge War (1242) - original essay with maps
Hundred Years' War [HYW] - many links to original material, and other
websites.=20
Claimants to the medieval French throne - geneological diagrams
Pages on many French leaders in the HYW [linked from the main page]
Battle of the Herrings (1429) in HYW
Jeanne d'Arc - and related material as her story affected military aspects
Siege of Orleans and Loire Valley Campaign (1428-29) in HYW - original essay
with maps/illustrations.
Battle of Patay (1429) in HYW - original essay with maps/illustrations.
The Chevauchees of Jeanne d'Arc (1429-1430) in HYW
Formigny (1450), battle in HYW - original essay with maps/illustrations.
Castillon (1453), battle HYW - original essay with maps/illustrations.
Bibliography on the HYW as well as other aspects of French medieval warfare.
Pages on Medieval Mechanical Artillery and on Medieval Gunpowder weapons.
[these are linked from the main page of Societe de l'Oriflamme
Bouvines,
battle (1214) original essay, with map and commentary
Castilon,
battle in 100 Years War - original essay with maps and illustrations.
Claimants to
the medieval French throne - geneological diagrams .
Crusades -
short original essay on the eight Crusades in Levant, (being revised) more
coming on other crusades.
Formigny
battle in 100 Years War. Original essay with maps.
French medieval
history - original material and links to French sites.
Granada - Spanish
reconquest - original material
Gunpowder
weapons - results of research on early gunpowder weapons
Hundred Years'
War - many linked speciality pages of original material
Jeanne d'Arc -
and related material
Mechanical
artillery - results of research on medieval mechanical artillery.
Orleans - Siege
of in 1428-29
*Expedition
Particuliere Commemorative Cantonment Society*
[The Expedition Particuliere Commemorative Cantonment Society sponsors websites
and programs, and supports projects commemorating the French military
assistance to the American Revolution. Webpages cover a varity of topics
relating to Rochambeau's military expedition, French volunters such as
Lafayette, French naval operations, and current commenorative=initiatives
French expeditionary force in US Revolutionary war is the focus of many other
themes covered by this site. Pages contain original material on various aspects
of the military, naval, and economic assistance France provided in the War for
American Independence. The site has pages on leading individuals. Site provides
an extensive bibliography on the subject. Lafayette's 1781 Virginia campaign,
the 1781 Yorktown Campaign are some highlight webpages with orignial essays and
maps, linked from the main Expedition Particuliere Websitepage
American Revolutionary
War - extensive web pages, especially on French forces.
French expeditionary
force in US Revolutionary war - original material by.
Lafayette campaign to
Yorktown description of this important preliminary to the siege, with maps.
Separate from the EP site, is the web site of the 'American Revolution' of
the American Revolution Round Table of the District of Columbia, that has links
to many web sites on the Revolution.
http://xenophongroup.com/patriot/arrt
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