Vau·ban (v -bä  ), Marquis Sébastien Le Prestre de 1633-1707. French military engineer who revolutionized fortification and siege strategies during the reign of Louis XIV. |
Vauban (French) [vobɑ̃]
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(Biographies / Vauban, Sébastien Le Prestre de (1633-1707) M, French, TECHNOLOGY: engineer, MILITARY: general) 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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