Note 3
Chapter XIII · CONCERNING AUXILIARIES, MIXED SOLDIERY, AND ONE’S OWN
Charles VII of France, surnamed “The Victorious,” born 1403, died 1461.
Charles the Seventh,[3] the father of King Louis the Eleventh,[4] having by good fortune and valour liberated France from the English, recognized the necessity of being armed with forces of his own, and he established in his kingdom ordinances concerning men-at-arms and infantry. Afterwards his son, King Louis, abolished the infantry and began to enlist the Switzers, which mistake, followed by others, is, as is now seen, a sou…
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