4 giorni fa · Maurice, Count of Saxony (German: Hermann Moritz von Sachsen, French: Maurice de Saxe; 28 October 1696 – 20 November 1750) was a notable soldier, officer and a famed military commander of the 18th century.
- Johanna Viktoria von Loeben
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Maurice, count de Saxe (count of) , (born Oct. 28, 1696, Goslar, Saxony [Germany]—died Nov. 30, 1750, Chambord, Fr.), general and military theorist who successfully led French armies during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48).
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4 mag 2023 · Battle of Fontenoy, (May 11, 1745), confrontation that led to the French conquest of Flanders during the War of the Austrian Succession. It was the most famous victory of the French marshal Maurice, Count de Saxe.
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Maurice, Count of Saxony was a notable soldier, officer and a famed military commander of the 18th century. The illegitimate son of Augustus II the Strong, King of Poland and Elector of Saxony, he initially served in the Army of the Holy Roman Empire, then the Imperial Army before finally entering French service. De Saxe became a Marshal and even Marshal General of France. He is best known for ...
16 mag 2023 · Maurice de Saxe (1696-1750), maréchal général français. La dernière modification de cette page a été faite le 12 mars 2013 à 19:10. Droit d ...
3 giorni fa · Goslar. Died. 20 November 1750. ( 1750-11-20) (aged 54) Château de Chambord. Spouse (s) Johanna Viktoria von Loeben. Maurice, Count of Saxony (German language: Graf Hermann Moritz von Sachsen; French) (28 October 1696 – 20 November 1750) was a Saxon soldier in French service who became a Marshal and later also Marshal General of France .
1 giorno fa · De Gaulle stressed how Maurice de Saxe had banned volley fire, how French armies of the Napoleonic period had relied on infantry column attack, and how French military power had declined in the nineteenth century because of – supposedly – excessive concentration on firepower (e.g. the Chassepot rifle) rather than élan.