Victor-Marie D'Estr Es (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Victor Marie d'Estr es, count then duke (1723) d'Estr es (Paris November 30, 1660 - Paris December 27, 1737) was a Marshal of France. Son of Marshal Jean II d'Estr es (1624-1707), Victor Marie began his military career in the infantry in 1676, but joined the Navy one year later. In the Franco-Dutch War (1672-1678), he commanded a ship in the Battle of Tabago (March 3, 1677) and fought afterwards in the Mediterranean. At the beginning of the War of the Grand Alliance, he volunteered in the army and was wounded in the siege of Philippsburg in 1688. In 1690, he commanded 20 ships in the Battle of Beachy Head. Then, on command of Louis XIV, he took charge of the Mediterranean fleet and supported the duc de Vend me in the conquest of Barcelona in 1697.