Turenne
At a glance:
- Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
- Categories: Military History
- Subcategories: Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Aristocracy, Aristocrats, Nobles
- Curriculum: French History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: Military significance: Turenne, one of the most famous French generals of the seventeenth century, became legendary for the creativity of his battlefield strategy.
The viscount of Turenne was the most influential and successful French military leader from the 1630’s until his death in 1675. Turenne was born into a leading French Protestant family. He attracted the attention of the cardinal de Richelieu and King Louis XIII when he succeeded in driving the Germans out of Burgundy in 1630’s. He became a lieutenant general in 1642 and, just one...
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