Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis o Vauban
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Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis o Vauban | |
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 Vauban, French Schuil pentin o the 18t century | |
| Born | 4 Mey 1633 Saint-Léger-Vauban |
| Died | 30 Mairch 1707 (aged 73) Paris |
Cause o daith | Pulmonary embolism |
Restin place | Bazoches. Hert at Les Invalides. |
| Naitionality | French |
| Kent for | Contreibutions tae militar ingineerin an fortifications |
| Title | Marshal o Fraunce Commissaire général des fortifications (1678–1703) |
| Awairds | Ordre de Saint-Louis |
| Signatur |  |
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, Seigneur (Lord) o Vauban an later Marquis o Vauban (1 or 4 Mey 1633 – 30 Mairch 1707),[1] commonly referred tae as Vauban, wis a Marshal o Fraunce an the foremaist militar ingineer o his age.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ Vauban and the French Military Under Louis XIV: An Illustrated History of Fortifications and Strategies. McFarland. 2009. p. 7. by Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
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