The Origins of Military Mountaineering
The Origins of Military Mountaineering

The Origins of Military Alpinism

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Foundation of the Chasseurs Alpins and the role of General Arvers

 

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The iconic figure of the Chasseur Alpin emerged after the defeat of 1870, when the French army, faced with the Italian threat, created specialist mountain warfare troops.

Through this compelling essay by Cyrille Becker, drawn from his doctoral thesis, discover the birth of military alpinism in France under the impetus of pioneering officers led by battalion commander Paul Arvers, who championed a resolutely modern, combined-arms approach to mountain warfare training. All these experiments culminated in the law of 24 December 1888, which reformed the organisation of the light infantry battalions and constitutes the true birth certificate of the French Alpine troops. The figure of the Chasseur Alpin, sentinel watching over France's snow-covered borders, would become one of the most celebrated of the Third Republic. 

 

Colonel Cyrille Becker is a historian. He is the author of a doctoral thesis, defended at the University of Lorraine, on the birth of military alpinism. A Chasseur Alpin himself, he notably commanded the 13th Bataillon de Chasseurs Alpins in Chambéry.

Author 1
Colonel Cyrille Becker
Publication date
March 2018
Pages
200
Illustrations
around fifty
Cover
Paperback
Language
French
Publisher
Pierre de Taillac
EAN
9782364451124

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