Sébastien Le Prestre, seigneur de Vauban, later styling himself as the marquis de Vauban (baptised 15 May 1633 – 30 March 1707), commonly referred to as...
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of France. They were designed by renowned military architect Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707) during the reign of King Louis XIV. These sites...
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needed] on the site of a former French military base named after Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, the 17th century French Marshal who built fortifications in...
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used in military cartography at least since the 17th century. Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, General Engineer of France, recommended the use of this red...
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σεβαστος, or sebastos, meaning "venerable." Sébastien or Sebastien may refer to: Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633-1707), a Marshal of France and the...
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Mysore following French star-shaped fort designs made popular by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban that deflect cannon fire and allow guns to cover all approaches...
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of Saint-Denis and relocated by Napoleon 1807–1808: heart of Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707); relocated by Napoleon from Bazoches, replaced in...
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Bastion fort (redirect from Vauban fortress)
bastion forts Mathematics and architecture Menno van Coehoorn Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban Suomenlinna Venetian Works of Defence between the 16th and 17th...
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Luxembourg inadequate for their children. It was named after Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, a French architect who updated Luxembourg City's fortifications...
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often being a tax on land value. Pierre Le Pesant, sieur de Boisguilbert and Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban were early advocates for a single tax, but...
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River Plate. She was named after the French military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1633–1707). She was a troop ship in the First World War, resumed...
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Huguenots and on 17th-century military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and a translation of de Vauban's work. Rothrock was born on November 11, 1932...
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Siege of Valenciennes (1676–1677) (category Military history of Hauts-de-France)
began on 28 February, supervised by French military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and the town surrendered on 17 March; Spain formally ceded...
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French military engineer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban in a letter to the French minister of war François Michel Le Tellier de Louvois of January 1643...
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Saint-Vaast-la-Hougue (category Vauban fortifications in France)
designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban: the watchtowers of Tatihou and La Hougue having been listed in 2008 as part of the Fortifications of Vauban UNESCO...
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Rapid Reaction Corps – France (redirect from Corps de reaction rapide France)
Citadels", designed by the famous French fortress designer Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The corps is led by the French Army and designed to direct...
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April 1684, assisted by his technical expert on siege warfare, Sébastien le Prestre de Vauban. Its 2,500 defenders surrendered on 3 June, although fighting...
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Louis XIV (redirect from Charles de La Baume Le Blanc)
both Protestant and Catholic, were in alliance against it. Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, France's leading military strategist, warned Louis in 1689...
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Saarlouis (category Vauban fortifications)
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, constructed the town, which would serve as the capital of the Province de la Sarre. The plans were made by Thomas de Choisy...
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finest masterpieces of military architecture designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The Citadel occupies 11 hectares (27 acres) on Mount Saint-Etienne...
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developed and incorporated into the trace italienne forts by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, that remained in use during the Napoleonic Wars. Bastions differ...
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order to distract the enemy troops from the actual objective. Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban was in command of the siege of Luxembourg. The French troops...
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1698 – Fortified town of Neuf-Brisach in Alsace, designed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, is begun. 1699 – Castle Howard in Yorkshire, England (completed...
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Citadelle of Quebec (redirect from Le Citadelle)
1701 by King Louis XIV's Commissary General of Fortifications, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. The proposal to build a full fort was deemed by the government...
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was opposed by only a bit over thousand French troops led by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, in his only ever field command. Consisting of fierce exchanges...
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Governor-General of Livonia (1696–1702) Fortifications of Gothenburg Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban Menno van Coehoorn Tureholm Castle Cathal J. Nolan, Wars of...
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composed primarily of soldiers with flintlocks, was formed by Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Guarding and escorting artillery pieces was the first task...
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Rochefort Arsenal (redirect from Arsenal de Rochefort)
harbour was fortified by Louis XIV's Commissary of Fortifications Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Between 1666 and 1669 the King had the Corderie Royale (then...
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Flanders. The fortress of Lille had been designed by Marshal Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, who had considered it his crowning achievement. Against the...
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was fortified by Sébastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban, later Marquis de Vauban, King Louis XIV's military engineer. Port Vauban now serves as the...
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