Erik Dahlbergh
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Count Erik Jönsson Dahlbergh was a Swedish military engineer, governor-general, field marshal and master-general of the ordinance. He rose to the level of nobility through his military competence. Acc
Erik Dahlbergh Ehrenstrahl
Sculpture of Erik Dahlberg. Stockholm Palace
Erik Dahlbergh in Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna
Sébastien Le Prestre, Marquis of Vauban was a French Royal Army officer who served under Louis XIV. One of the most important military engineers in European history, his defensive principles remained
Erik Dahlbergh
…competence. According to Cathal Nolan, Count Dahlberg was a highly innovative military engineer in the 17th and 18th century, often referred to as the "Swedish Vauban". He was expert in both building and destroying fortifications. In warfare he participated in several sieges, including the successful siege of Kronborg…
Maréchal Vauban, by Hyacinthe Rigaud, 17th century
Château de Bazoches, purchased by Vauban in 1675
Vauban, painted near the end of his life in 1703
Vauban's mausoleum in Les Invalides