"Henri de La Tour d´Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne (11 September 1611 – 27 July 1675), often called simply Turenne, was a French Marshal General and the most illustrious ...
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member of the La Tour d´Auvergne family. His military exploits over his five-decade career earned him a reputation as one of the greatest generals in modern history.
Born to a Huguenot family, Turenne learned his military skills in Dutch service during the Eighty Years´ War. After returning to France in 1630, he rose to prominence during the Thirty Years´ War by capturing the fortress of Breisach in 1638. Created Marshal of France in 1643, he invaded Bavaria the following year, defeating the Bavarian army in three years of campaigning and forcing the Elector of Bavaria to make peace. The Elector soon broke the treaty and in 1648 Turenne invaded again with Swedish support, subduing the Imperial army at Zusmarshausen and pacifying Bavaria." - (en.wikipedia.org 30.01.2020)
