VAUBAN, SBASTIEN LE PRESTRE DE


Meaning of VAUBAN, SBASTIEN LE PRESTRE DE in English

born May 15, 1633, Saint-Lger-de-Foucherest [now Saint-Lger-Vauban], Fr. died March 30, 1707, Paris French military engineer who revolutionized the art of siege craft and defensive fortifications. He fought in all of France's wars of Louix XIV's reign (16431715).

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