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Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban

Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban (baptised 15 May 1633 – 30 March 1707) was a French Royal Army officer who served under Louis XIV. One of the most important military engineers in European history, his defensive principles remained in use for nearly 100 years after his death, while aspects of his offensive tactics were employed into the 20th century.

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Awards
Order of the Holy Spirit · Order of Saint Louis · Honorary Member French Academy of Sciences
Allegiance
France
Battles/wars
Franco-Spanish War · War of Devolution Siege of Lille (1667) · Siege of Lille (1667) · Franco-Dutch War Siege of Maastricht (1673) · Siege of Maastricht (1673)
Born
(baptised) 15 May 1633 Saint-Léger-Vauban, Burgundy, France
Died
30 March 1707(1707-03-30) (aged 73) Paris, France
Rank
Maréchal de France, 1703

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Battles/wars · 13
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban → Battle of Camaret (1694), Franco-Dutch War Siege of Maastricht (1673), Franco-Spanish War, Nine Years' War Siege of Namur (1692) Battle of Camaret (1694) Siege of Ath (1697), Siege of Ath (1697), Siege of Hulst (1702), Siege of Lille (1667), Siege of Luxembourg (1684), Siege of Maastricht (1673), Siege of Namur (1692), War of Devolution Siege of Lille (1667), War of the Reunions Siege of Luxembourg (1684), War of the Spanish Succession Siege of Hulst (1702)
Awards · 3
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban → Honorary Member French Academy of Sciences, Order of Saint Louis, Order of the Holy Spirit
Allegiance · 1
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban → France
Born · 1
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban → (baptised) 15 May 1633 Saint-Léger-Vauban, Burgundy, France
Died · 1
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban → 30 March 1707(1707-03-30) (aged 73) Paris, France
Rank · 1
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban → Maréchal de France, 1703
Resting place · 1
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban → Bazoches, later reburied in Les Invalides
Years of service · 1
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban → 1651–1703

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Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of VaubanBattles/warsWar of the Spanish Succession Siege of Hulst (1702)1.00infobox
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