Vauban
Sé·bas·tien le Pres·tre de [sey-bas-tyanluh-pre-truhduh], /seɪ basˈtyɛ̃ lə ˈprɛ trədə/, 1633–1707, French military engineer and marshal.
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There is an interesting view over the wide moats, and of the ancient ramparts (rebuilt by Vauban), which were ruined by shells.
Ypres and the Battles of Ypres | UnknownThe Russian guns returned the compliment with red-hot shot, which set the Vauban on fire.
How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves | W.H.G. KingstonBy the treaty of the Pyrenees it came into the possession of the French, and was fortified by Vauban.
The genius of Turenne and Vauban, the presence of Louis, proved for the time irresistible.
This school was established in 1748, and from this time forward there was an official school of thought, based on Vauban.
British Dictionary definitions for Vauban
/ (French vobɑ̃) /
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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