<P> Set in 1625 -- 1628 , it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan ( based on Charles de Batz - Castelmore d'Artagnan ) after he leaves home to travel to Paris , to join the Musketeers of the Guard . Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately , he befriends the three most formidable musketeers of the age -- Athos , Porthos and Aramis -- and gets involved in affairs of the state and court . </P>
<P> Set in 1625 -- 1628 , it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan ( based on Charles de Batz - Castelmore d'Artagnan ) after he leaves home to travel to Paris , to join the Musketeers of the Guard . Although d'Artagnan is not able to join this elite corps immediately , he befriends the three most formidable musketeers of the age -- Athos , Porthos and Aramis -- and gets involved in affairs of the state and court . </P>
what year was the three musketeers set in
what year was the three musketeers set in
1625 -- 1628
1625 -- 1628