Marshal de Turenne

GPTKB entity

Statements (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military leader
gptkbp:allegiance Kingdom of France
gptkbp:awards Order of Saint Louis
Order of the Holy Ghost
gptkbp:birthDate 1611-09-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Béziers,_France
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Église_Saint-Jacques-la-Boucherie
gptkbp:children gptkb:François_de_la_Tour_d'Auvergne
gptkb:Marie_de_la_Tour_d'Auvergne
gptkb:Henri_de_la_Tour_d'Auvergne
gptkb:Élisabeth_de_la_Tour_d'Auvergne
gptkbp:deathDate 1675-07-27
gptkbp:deathPlace Sainte-Menehould,_France
gptkbp:famousFor his role in the Thirty Years' War
his_role_in_the_Franco-Dutch_War
his_role_in_the_Wars_of_the_Fronde
gptkbp:famousQuote "The greatest victory is that which requires no battle."
"Victory belongs to the most persevering."
"A good general is a man who knows how to make the best of a bad situation."
"In war, the first casualty is truth."
"The art of war is to be able to make the enemy believe that you are where you are not."
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Henri_de_la_Tour_d'Auvergne,_Viscount_of_Turenne
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marshal de Turenne
gptkbp:influenced Napoleon Bonaparte
gptkbp:influencedBy Gustavus Adolphus
gptkbp:knownFor military tactics
gptkbp:legacy considered one of the greatest military commanders
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Marshal_of_France
guerrilla warfare
siege warfare
flanking maneuvers
combined arms tactics
gptkbp:nationality French
gptkbp:nickname The Great Turenne
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Turckheim
Battle of Rocroi
Battle of the Dunes
Battle of Freiburg
Battle of the Franche-Comté
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:French_Army
gptkbp:occupation general
gptkbp:serviceYears 1625-1675
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_de_la_Tour_d'Auvergne