The French Army, the National Citizens Army of France

The army, the national citizens army of france, had been a glorious wonder for 25 years. And in the wake of napoleon's defeat, d'artois and the ultras had been trying to dramatically reduce its size. So the increasingly liberal government then moved in on some prize territory the ultras had were trying to stake out for themselves. Now, far from being troubled by all this, the other powers in europe were ready for a monarchical france to retake its place with them.