The French Army and the Revolution of 1795 and 1796

Before the revolution, the french army was trending in a bad direction. Instead of modernizing through the 17 eighties, the french nobility had decided to turn the military back into an iron clad stronghold of aristocratic privilege. The non noble professional soldiers were now forced to top out at captan and all the top spots were reserved for the well bred and well connected sword nobility. But we all know how this s out in the end.