Vauban

:This article is about the French architect Vauban. See Vauban (disambiguation) for other uses.

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S?bastien Le Prestre, Seigneur de Vauban (May 15, 1633 - March 30, 1707), commonly referred to as Vauban, was a Marshal of France and the foremost military engineer of his age, famed for both his ability to design fortifications and to break through them.

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Vauban was born in Saint-L?ger-de-Foucheret (renamed Saint-L?ger-Vauban in his honour), in the d?partement of Yonne, in Burgundy, France, into a family of minor nobility.

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Although indispensable to Louis XIV, Vauban boldly stretched his goodwill on several occasions. In 1685, Vauban vocally condemned the repeal of the edict of Nantes. It appears that his opposition was mostly made on economic grounds. In the 1690s, he conducted a comprehensive census of Flanders and other areas of France, which earned him his nickname as the "French Petty". A prolific writer on many subjects, e.g. forestry, pig breeding, monetary policy, colonisation, etc., Vauban was made an honorary member of the French Academy of Sciences. Applying his knowledge, he even correctly estimated and plotted out the growth of Canada, predicting its population would be about 30 million by the year 2000.

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Marshal of France: The Marshal of France (mar?chal de France) was one of the Great Officers of the Crown of France. The title derived from the office of marescallus Franciae created by Philippe Auguste for Alb?ric Cl?ment (circa 1190). It later became a distinction and takes precedence over the Constable of France, wh...

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Horse Litter Used by the French General Vauban While Travelling

Statue of Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban