Short answers, pulled from the story.
Charles VII established France's first permanent army in the early 15th century. This force received regular wages instead of relying on feudal levies to ensure reliable troops during the Hundred Years' War.
Michel Le Tellier and his son the Marquis de Louvois restructured the army into a disciplined professional force. They implemented permanent regiments under central control and nearly doubled the size of the army through their direction.
The French Royal Army permanently dissolved following the July Revolution of 1830. It had served the Bourbon dynasty from the mid-17th century reign of Louis XIV through Charles X before its official disbandment.
Different models of the Charleville musket, a .69 caliber standard infantry weapon, were manufactured from 1717 into the 1840s. The French army abandoned the matchlock musket in 1700 with flintlock adoption prior to this period.
France signed an unfavorable treaty in 1763 ending the Seven Years' War. British forces captured Quebec by 1759 and defeated French allies on the Indian subcontinent in 1756 during the conflict.