What Do You Know About Sebastian Le Prestre De Vauban?

Sebastian Le Prestre de Vauban was military engineer of France. He was born on 15th of May in the year of 1633 in Saint-Lerger-de-Founcherest in France. He was a fighter of the conflict with the army of Conde family in the year of 1651. After the fighting, Sebastian de Vauban changed himself to the side of royalist. He joined in the newly formed engineer corps. Sebastian de Vauban became the engineer in chief in the year of 1658, at the siege of Grave-lines.

Sebastian de Vauban designed defences for numerous French towns as well as outposts. He also invented tactics that led to success of Louis XIV's reign in the French wars. The art of blockade tactics and defensive fortification were revolutionized by Sebastian de Vauban's innovations.

Sebastian de Vauban commenced the tactic of ricochet gunfire. He also introduced the socket bayonet. The treatises on fortification and siege craft of de Vauban's were studied for over a hundred years.

Sebastian Le Prestre de Vauban was nominated the marshal of France in the year of 1703. He was died on 30th of March in the year of 1707 in Paris, France.