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Turenne, Vicomte de
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
or A famous marshal of France, born at Sedan of noble parentage; was trained in the art of war under his uncles Maurice and Henry of Nassau in Holland, and entered the French service in 1630 under the patronage of Richelieu; gained great renown during the Thirty Years' War; during the wars of the Fronde (q. v .) first sided with the "Frondeurs," but subsequently joined Mazarin and the court party; crushed his former chief Condé; invaded successfully the Spanish Netherlands, and so brought the revolt to an end; was created Marshal-General of France in 1660; subsequently conducted to a triumphant issue wars within Spain, Holland, and during 1674 conquered and devastated the Palatinate, but during strategical operations conducted against the Austrian general Montecuculi was killed by a cannon-ball (1611-1675).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Turenne, Vicomte de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/t/turenne-vicomte-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
