Annals of medical history . eno good in one of the greatest of the greatministers of Louis xiv. Another man who contributed much tothe glory of the reign of the roi soleil was * Those who are readers of Dumas will recall theVicomte de Bragelonne, in which romance the dis-grace of Fouquet forms the principal theme. TheLetters of Madame de Sevigne contain much informa-tion about his trial. Louvois, his minister of war. He was thefirst to ordain a distinctive military uniformfor the different units of the army; to intro-duce the use of the bayonet attached tothe musket; to organize magazines for
Annals of medical history . eno good in one of the greatest of the greatministers of Louis xiv. Another man who contributed much tothe glory of the reign of the roi soleil was * Those who are readers of Dumas will recall theVicomte de Bragelonne, in which romance the dis-grace of Fouquet forms the principal theme. TheLetters of Madame de Sevigne contain much informa-tion about his trial. Louvois, his minister of war. He was thefirst to ordain a distinctive military uniformfor the different units of the army; to intro-duce the use of the bayonet attached tothe musket; to organize magazines for thestorage of powder, arms and munitions indifierent places whence they could be readilydistributed in case of need, and he organizedthe army into special divisions: cavalry,artillery, infantry, and subdivided theseinto special bodies trained for their variousduties: dragoons, hussards, grenadiers, fusi-leers, etc. He also established a specialcorps of engineers and first brought intouse portable pontoon bridges, and he was. Johannes Antonius van der Linden(1609-1664) the first to arrange for camps of manoeuvrein times of peace. Under Louvois, the greatmilitary engineer Vauban constructed thefortifications along the frontier which lorso many generations held the externalenemies of France in check. Xauban was 146 Aniials of Medical History the greatest master of fortification and ofthe construction of siege works and hisideas and inventions completely changedthe methods of making war. To the military successes of Louis xn,Colbert contributed greatly by his ableadministration of the navy. Alazarin hadleft this important arm in a deplorablecondition. Colbert built up a wonderfulmerchant marine and used it as a feederfor the establishment of a navy which soonrendered France a formidable power at brought foreign shipbuilders to work onthe construction of new warships, and builthuge yards at various ports. Schools ofnavigation, of hydrography, and of na^•aIwarfare were estab
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