Sébastien le Prestre (1633–1707), Marquis de Vauban, was an essential figure during the reign of Louis XIV. A specialist in siege techniques and fortification, he came from the minor nobility and had ...

Le champion paralympique de Paris en cécifoot Khalifa Youmé a rendu visite aux élèves du collège Sébastien-Vauban à Blaye. Ils ont pu effectuer des exercices en rapport avec la discipline ...

Une ferme aquacole présente l’élevage d’écrevisses 'pied rouge' en voie de disparition dans nos régions. L'espace Vauban évoque Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban (1638-1697), connu pour ses ...

The 18th century Citadel is also a must-see and is a UNESCO World Heritage site and a fine example of the regions military ...

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban. Besancon has been described as a region that keeps to itself, determined to keep a low ...

This impressive star-shaped fortress was devised for the battles of a different era – crafted by Sébastien Le Prestre de ...

Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, France's leading military strategist, warned Louis in 1689 that a hostile Louis, Grand Dauphin King is dead. There, Louis succeeded, under the tutelage of Marshal de ...

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Jacques Anne Joseph Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban (10 March 1754, in Dijon – 20 April 1816) was a French general of the Ancien Régime. He took part in the American War of Independence, and later in ...

Then this self-guided walking tour will bring to life the city’s transformation under Vauban. The circuit is named after the famous French military engineer, Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, appointed ...

its consolidation under Louis XIV with Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban, and its reinforcement once more at the end of the 19th century. The Prussians besieged and conquered the city twice: in 1792 and ...