Victor-François de Broglie (1718-1804)
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| Born |
19 October 1718 Paris |
| Died | 30 March 1804 (aged 85) Münster |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
| Service/branch | Army |
| Years of service | fl. 1734-1792 |
| Rank | Marshal of France |
| Battles/wars |
War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War American Revolutionary war French Revolutionary Wars |
Victor François de Broglie, 2nd duc de Broglie (19 October 1718 – 30 March 1804) was a French and soldier and a marshal of France. He served with his father, François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie, at Parma and Guastalla, and in 1734 obtained a colonelcy.
In the War of the Austrian Succession he took part in the storming of Prague in 1742, and was made a brigadier. In 1744 and 1745 he saw further service on the Rhine, and he succeeded his father as 2nd duc de Broglie on the old duke's death in 1745. He was made a Maréchal de Camp, and he subsequently served with Marshal de Saxe in the Low Countries, and was present at Roucoux, Val and Maastricht. At the end of the war he was made a Lieutenant-general.
During the Seven Years' War he served successively under Louis Charles César Le Tellier, duc d'Estrées, Charles de Rohan, prince de Soubise, and Contades, being present at all the battles from Hastenbeck onwards. His victory over Prince Ferdinand at Bergen (1759) won him the rank of marshal of France from the French King Louis XV and the title of Prince of the Holy Roman Empire Reichsfürst from Emperor Francis I.
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