Jacques François de Chastenet de Puységur

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Jacques François de Chastenet de Puységur (portrait with marshal's baton and his writing Art de la Guerre )

Jacques François de Chastenet de Puységur (born August 13, 1656 in Paris , died August 15, 1743 ) was a French military man. He was the grandfather of Armand Marie Jacques de Chastenet de Puységur .

The Marquis de Puységur took part in numerous wars and battles (in Flanders, Germany and Spain) without ever commanding a higher command. During the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1713) he was entrusted with the organization of the Spanish armed forces. In 1734 he became Marshal of France . In his work Art de la Guerre (1748) he shows the state of the art of war during his time. His principles and rules of the art of war were published by his son in France. The work was translated into German by Georg Rudolph Fäsch (1710–1787).

Fonts

  • Art de la Guerre, par principes et par règles. Ouvrage de M. Le Maréchal de Puysegur. Mis au jour par M. Le Marquis de Puysegur, son fils. Charles-Antoine Jombert, Paris 1748 digitized
Abbreviated French edition:
Puysegur (François-Jacques de Chastenet, marquis de), Traverse (Baron Jean-Victor de): Extrait de la première partie de l'Art de la guerre de M. le Maréchal de Puysegur , avec des observations & des réflexions traitées en abrégé . Par M. le baron de Traverse. Paris, Charles-Ant. Jombert et Hochereau l'aîné, 1752 digitized

German translation

  • The Lord Marshal of Puysegur's principles and rules of the art of war, published by his son Maréchal de Camp in France. Translated from the French by George Rudolph Fäsch. Leipzig: Johann Friedrich Gleditschen's plot 1753 digitized ( 1 , 2 )

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  1. ↑ digitized version
personal data
SURNAME Puységur, Jacques François de Chastenet de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Le Maréchal de Puysegur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French military tactician
DATE OF BIRTH August 13, 1656
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH August 15, 1743