In the mid-eighteenth century, the largest army in northern and western Europe belonged to France. During this time, France had a much larger population than all other European nations and states at this time (and it had roughly double the population of Britain and Ireland combined). The army sizes in the 1740s increased greatly due to the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748), and again in the late 1750s because of the Seven Years War (1756-1763). Although Britain was one of the strongest military powers of the 1700s, their army size was much smaller than the other 'Great Powers' of Europe, however their naval strength was unparalleled during this time.
Size of selected European armies in the mid-eighteenth century between 1740 and 1761
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