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Charleroi Siege Engineering

France · Warfare / Nine Years War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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Sebastien Le Prestre de VaubanSeptember 1693

Charleroi · Warfare / Nine Years War

Vauban directs the siege works used to reduce the fortified city of Charleroi.

Names involved

Sebastien Le Prestre de Vauban

Provenance

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