Louis de Cormontaigne

Louis de Cormontaigne (French pronunciation: [lwi də kɔʁmɔ̃tɛɲ], 1696-1752) was a French military engineer, who was the dominant technical influence on French fortifications in the 18th century. His own designs and writings constantly referenced the work of Vauban (1633-1707) and his principles formed the basis of the curriculum used by the École royale du génie, established at Charleville-Mézières in 1744.

Louis de Cormontaigne

(1696-05-04)4 May 1696
Strasbourg, Alsace

30 March 1752(1752-03-30) (aged 55)
Metz

France

Engineer

1713-1752

Maréchal de Camp 1748

Directeur des fortifications, Metz (1745-1752)

Spanish Succession 1701-1714
1713 Rhineland campaign
Polish Succession 1733-1735
Austrian Succession 1740-1748

Life[edit]

Louis de Cormontaigne was born in Strasbourg in Alsace, a city part of the Holy Roman Empire until 1681, when it was annexed by France. His family are described as escuyer or esquire, making him a member of the minor gentry.

He married Marie Aimé de Gougon and they had a daughter Marie Antoinette (1749-?), whose husband was Maurice Regnault (1740-?), an official of the Regional Parliament of Lorraine.

He died in Metz on 30 March 1752.

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