Henri de Turenne

Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne-Bouillon, Viscount of Turenne
Marshal Turenne
Nickname(s)	Turenne
Born	(1611-09-11)11 September 1611 Castle of Sedan, Principalty of Sedan (present-day France)
Died	27 July 1675(1675-07-27) (aged 63) Sasbach, Duchy of Württemberg (present-day Germany)
Allegiance	Dutch Republic (1625–1630)  Kingdom of France (1630–1675)
Service/branch	Dutch States Army French Army
Years of service	1625–1675
Rank	Marshal General of France
Battles/wars	Eighty Years' War Thirty Years' War Fronde Franco-Spanish War War of Devolution Franco-Dutch War †

Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne, often called simply Turenne (11 September 1611 – 27 July 1675) was a French Marshal General and the most illustrious member of the La Tour d'Auvergne family. His military exploits earned him a reputation as one of the greatest generals in modern history.

Born to a Huguenot family, Turenne learned his military skills in Dutch service during the Eighty Years' War. After returning to France in 1630, he rose to prominence during the Thirty Years' War by capturing the fortress of Breisach in 1638. Created Marshal of France in 1643, he invaded Bavaria the following year, defeating the Bavarian army in three years of campaigning and forcing the Elector of Bavaria to sign a truce in 1647. The Elector broke the treaty that same year and in 1648 Turenne invaded again, breaking the Imperial army at Zusmarshausen and pacifying Bavaria.

During the Fronde, Turenne initially supported the Princes' cause but returned to Royal service in 1651, ending the rebellion the next year by defeating the army of the Prince of Condé on the outskirts of Paris and re-occupying the city. Turenne then brought the war against Spain to a victorious conclusion by routing a Spanish army at the Battle of the Dunes in 1658 and overrunning much of the Spanish Netherlands. Two years later he was appointed Marshal General of France. A supporter of absolute monarchy, he converted to Catholicism in 1668.