14世纪到17世纪的军事革命改变了欧洲乃至世界的战争形态，这场军事革命的高潮是路易十四对法国军队大刀阔斧的改革和重建。1661年亲政后，路易十四利用马扎然留下的政治遗产，在“波旁王朝主义”和“绝对主义”的影响之下，开始了一场在“旧制度”下的军队重建和改革。这是一次对法国军队影响深远的改革，改革范围之深远囊括了军队指挥机构、军队规模、兵种兵源、武器战术等诸多方面的内容。这场改革使得法国建成了17世纪欧洲最强大、最先进的常规军队。凭借军队重建的成功，路易十四自1667年到1715年得以先后发动了四场大规模的对外战争，一度攫取了欧洲的霸权，搅动了17世纪后半叶的欧洲政治局势。法国军队也一度成为各国军队建设的模范，促进了各国近代化军队的转型和进步。路易十四的一系列战争奠定了近代欧洲的基本格局，促进了欧洲近代民族意识的觉醒。但路易十四没有完成他彻底奠定法国的欧洲霸权地位的既定目标，战争也对法国内外都造成了巨大的破坏。

The military revolution from the 14th century to the 17th century changed the form of war in Europe and the world. The climax of this military revolution was the drastic reform and reconstruction of the French army by Louis XIV. After coming to power in 1661, Louis XIV took advantage of the political legacy left by Mazarin, and under the influence of "Bourbon Dynastism" and "Absolutism", began an army reconstruction and reform under the "Old Regime". This is a reform that has far-reaching influence on the French army. The far-reaching scope of the reform includes many aspects such as the army command structure, the size of the army, the source of soldiers, weapons and tactics. This reform allowed France to build the most powerful and advanced conventional army in 17th century Europe. With the success of the army reconstruction, Louis XIV was able to launch four large-scale foreign wars from 1667 to 1715, which once seized European hegemony and stirred up the European political situation in the second half of the 17th century. The French army also once became a model for the military construction of various countries, and promoted the transformation and progress of the modernized armies of various countries. The series of wars of Louis XIV established the basic pattern of modern Europe and promoted the awakening of modern European national consciousness. However, Louis XIV did not accomplish his stated goal of completely establishing France's European hegemony, and the war caused great damage both inside and outside France.