deaths
March 30, 1707
Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban, French general and engineer (born 1633)
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban was a French Royal Army officer who served under Louis XIV. One of the most important military engineers in European history, his defensive principles remained in use for nearly 100 years after his death, while aspects of his offensive tactics were employed into the twentieth century.