In 1759, he won the Battle of Bergen and followed that with the capture the city of Minden, later fighting at the Battle of Minden under the command of Contades, whom he would succeed in command. In 1760, he won an action at the Korbach, but was defeated at Villinghausen in 1761. After the war, he fell into disgrace and was not recalled to active employment until 1778, when he was given command of the troops designed to operate against Great Britain, when France intervened on the Thirteen Colonies' side during the American war of independence. He played a prominent part in the French Revolution, which he opposed with determination;[1] he commanded troops at Versailles in July 1789 and briefly served as Louis XVI's minister of war before fleeing France.[citation needed] After his emigration, the duc de Broglie commanded the Army of the Princes for a short time (1792).[1]
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victor, françois, broglie, duke, broglie, other, people, with, similar, name, victor, broglie, victor, françois, broglie, duke, broglie, october, 1718, march, 1804, french, aristocrat, soldier, marshal, france, served, with, father, françois, marie, broglie, p. For other people with a similar name see Victor de Broglie Victor Francois de Broglie Duke of Broglie 19 October 1718 30 March 1804 was a French aristocrat and soldier and a marshal of France He served with his father Francois Marie 1st duc de Broglie at Parma and Guastalla and in 1734 obtained a colonelcy 1 Victor Francois de BroglieBorn 1718 10 19 19 October 1718Paris Kingdom of FranceDied30 March 1804 1804 03 30 aged 85 MunsterAllegiance Kingdom of FranceService wbr branchFrench ArmyYears of servicefl 1734 1792RankMarshal of FranceBattles warsWar of the Austrian Succession Seven Years War American Revolutionary War French Revolutionary Wars 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 Marechal 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 1 During the Seven Years War he served successively under Louis Charles Cesar Le Tellier duc d Estrees 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 Reichsfurst from Holy Roman Emperor Francis I 1 In 1759 he won the Battle of Bergen and followed that with the capture the city of Minden later fighting at the Battle of Minden under the command of Contades whom he would succeed in command In 1760 he won an action at the Korbach but was defeated at Villinghausen in 1761 After the war he fell into disgrace and was not recalled to active employment until 1778 when he was given command of the troops designed to operate against Great Britain when France intervened on the Thirteen Colonies side during the American war of independence He played a prominent part in the French Revolution which he opposed with determination 1 he commanded troops at Versailles in July 1789 and briefly served as Louis XVI s minister of war before fleeing France citation needed After his emigration the duc de Broglie commanded the Army of the Princes for a short time 1792 1 Since the duke s eldest son Charles Louis Victor prince de Broglie died in the Terror the succession fell to his grandson who became the third duc de Broglie He died at Munster in 1804 Contents 1 Issue 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesIssue editCharles Louis Victor prince de Broglie Bishop Maurice Jean de BroglieSee also editFrance in the Seven Years War France in the American Revolutionary WarNotes editThis article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Victor Francois de Broglie 2nd Duke of Broglie news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message a b c d e nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Broglie de s v Victor Francois Duc de Broglie Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 4 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 626 References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Victor Francois de Broglie 2nd Duke of Broglie Broglie Victor Francois de at Historydata Political offices Preceded byLouis Pierre de Chastenet comte de Puysegur Secretary of State for War13 Jul 1789 16 Jul 1789 Succeeded byJean Frederic de la Tour du Pin Gouvernet French nobility Preceded byFrancois Marie de Broglie Duke of Broglie1745 1804 Succeeded byVictor de Broglie Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victor Francois de Broglie 2nd Duke of Broglie amp oldid 1189758428, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
