sébastien le prestre de vauban

noun

Sé·bas·tien le Pres·tre de

[sey-bas-tyan luh pre-truh duh] , 1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal.

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Vauban (French vobɑ̃)

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	Sébastien Le Prestre de (sebastjɛ̃ lə prɛtrə də). 1633--1707, French military engineer and marshal, who greatly developed the science of fortification and devised novel siege tactics using a series of parallel trenches

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