Marshal Boufflers

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Marshal Boufflers was a prominent French general and marshal of France under Louis XIV, noted for his skilled defensive leadership in major late 17th-century European conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French military commander
human
marshal of France
allegiance Louis XIV of France
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
dateOfBirth 1644-01-10
dateOfDeath 1711-08-22
employer Kingdom of France
era 17th century
Nine Years' War
surface form: War of the Grand Alliance

War of the Spanish Succession
familyName de Boufflers
givenName Louis-François
hasOccupation military officer
nobleman
soldier
honorificTitle Marshal Boufflers self-link
languageSpoken French
memberOf French nobility
militaryBranch French Army
militaryRank lieutenant general
marshal of France
name Louis François, duc de Boufflers
surface form: Louis-François de Boufflers
nobleTitle Louis François, duc de Boufflers
surface form: Duke of Boufflers

peer of France
notableFor co-command at the Battle of Malplaquet
defence of Namur in 1695
defensive generalship
service under Louis XIV
participatedIn Battle of Landen
Battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Steenkerque
Nine Years' War
Siege of Namur (1692)
Siege of Namur (1695)
War of the Spanish Succession
placeOfBirth Crillon, Picardy, Kingdom of France
placeOfDeath Fontainebleau, France
surface form: Fontainebleau, Kingdom of France
positionHeld governor of Flanders
marshal of France
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Paris
sexOrGender male

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Nine Years' War hasCommander Marshal Boufflers
Marshal Boufflers honorificTitle Marshal Boufflers self-link