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	Maurice, comte de Saxe Summary
		Hermann Maurice, Comte de Saxe (1696-1750), was a marshal of France.
		Maurice de Saxe who is known as Marshal Saxe, was born in Dresden on Oct. 28, 1696, the first of the 354 acknowledged illegitimate children of Augustus II, Elector of Saxony and King of Poland.
		Maurice, comte de Saxe (German Moritz Graf von Sachsen) (October 28, 1696 – November 30, 1750), Marshal General of France, the natural son of Augustus II of Poland and of the countess Aurora Königsmarck, was born at Goslar.
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		Maurice, comte de Saxe (October 28, 1696 —; November 30, 1750), Marshal of France, the natural son of Augustus II of Poland and of the countess Aurora Königsmark, was born at Goslar.
		At the age of twelve Saxe was present, with the army of Eugene of Savoy, at the sieges of Tournai and Mons and at the battle of Malplaquet, but the achievements ascribed to him in this campaign are chiefly fabulous.
		Saxe's exploits had been the sole redeeming feature in an unsuccessful campaign, and on March 26 1743 his merits were recognized by his promotion to be marshal of France.
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	Maurice, Comte de Saxe, Marshal of France by LA TOUR, Maurice Quentin de
		Maurice, comte de Saxe (Moritz von Sachsen, 1696-1750) was a general and military theorist who successfully led French armies during the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48).
		The illegitimate son of the elector Frederick Augustus I of Saxony (later also King Augustus II of Poland), young Maurice was sent by his father to serve under Prince Eugene of Savoy against the French in Flanders in 1709-10.
		Although the British had not yet become involved in the conflict, the French king Louis XV in January 1744 made Saxe commander of a force that was to invade Great Britain on behalf of Charles Edward, the Young Pretender, the Stuart claimant to the British throne.
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		Maurice, comte de Saxe (October 28, 1696 —; November 30, 1750), Marshal of France, the natural son of Augustus II of Poland and of the countess Aurora Königsmark, wasborn at Goslar.
		Saxe's exploits had been the sole redeeming feature in an unsuccessful campaign, and on March 26, 1743 his merits were recognized by his promotion to be marshal ofFrance.
		Saxe wrote a remarkable work on the art of war, Mes Réveries, which though described by Carlyle as "a strange military farrago, dictated, as I should think, underopium", is in fact a classic.
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	Maurice, comte de Saxe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Maurice, comte de Saxe (German Moritz Graf von Sachsen) (October 28, 1696 – November 30, 1750), Marshal General of France, the natural son of Augustus II of Poland and of the countess Aurora Königsmark, was born at Goslar.
		After capturing the strong fortress of Cheb on April 19, 1742, he received leave of absence, and went to Russia to push his claims for the Duchy of Courland, but obtaining no success he returned to his command.
		Saxe wrote a remarkable work on the art of war, Mes Réveries, which though described by Carlyle as "a strange military farrago, dictated, as I should think, under opium", is in fact a classic.
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	Encyclopedia: War of the Austrian Succession (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		At the close of this first act of the campaign the French, under the old Marshal de Broglie, maintained a precarious foothold in central Bohemia, menaced by the main army of the Austrians, and KhevenhÃ¼ller was ranging unopposed in Bavaria, while Frederick, in pursuance of his secret obligations, lay inactive in Silesia.
		FranÃ§ois-Marie de Broglie, later 1st duc de Broglie (11 January 1671â€“22 May 1745), the third son of Victor-Maurice, comte de Broglie, was a French military leader.
		De Gages moved from Modena towards Lucca, the French and Spaniards in the Alps under Marshal Maillebois advanced through the Italian Riviera to the Tanaro, and in the middle of July the two armies were at last concentrated between the Scrivia and the Tanaro, to the unusally large number of 80,000.
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	Maurice, comte de Saxe: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Maurice, comte de Saxe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Maurice, comte de Saxe (October 28, 1696 — November 30, 1750), marshal of France, the natural son of Augustus II of Saxony[?] and of the countess Aurora Königsmark, was born at Goslar.
		After capturing the strong fortress of Eger[?] on 19 April 1742, he received leave of absence, and went to Russia to push his claims for the duchy of Courland, but obtaining no success he returned to his command.
		Saxe's exploits had been the sole redeeming feature in an unsuccessful campaign, and on 26 March 1743 his merits were recognized by his promotion to be marshal of France.
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		At the age of twelve Saxe was with the army of Eugene of Savoy at the sieges of Tournai and Mons and at the battle of Malplaquet but the achievements ascribed to him this campaign are chiefly fabulous.
		Saxe's exploits had been the sole redeeming in an unsuccessful campaign and on March 26 1743 his merits were recognized by his to be marshal of France.
		Saxe wrote a remarkable work on the of war Mes Réveries which though described by Carlyle as "a strange military farrago dictated I should think under opium" is in a classic.
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	MAURICE, COMTE DE SAXE - LoveToKnow Article on MAURICE, COMTE DE SAXE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		SAXE, MAURICE, COMTE DE (1696-1750), marshal of France, was the natural son of Augustus II.
		His grasp was so powerful that he could bend a horse-shoe with his hand, and to the last his energy ~.nd endurance were scarcely subdued by the illnesses resulting from his many excesses.
		Saxe was the author of a remarkable work on the art of war, Mes Reveries, which though described by Carlyle as a strange military farrago, dictated, as I should think, under opium, is in fact a classic.
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	Maurice comte de Saxe - Term Explanation on IndexSuche.Com
		At the age of twelve Saxe was present, with the army of Eugene_of_Savoy, at the sieges of Tournai and Mons and at the battle_of_Malplaquet, but the achievements ascribed to him in this campaign are chiefly fabulous.
		Saxe's exploits had been the sole redeeming feature in an unsuccessful campaign, and on March_26 1743 his merits were recognized by his promotion to be marshal of France.
		In the following year Saxe besieged Tournai and inflicted a severe defeat on the relieving army of the duke of Cumberland at the battle_of_Fontenoy, an encounter of which the issue was due entirely to his constancy and cool leadership.
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		Happily they had a saving wit, both agreed that, since their patrimony was small, it should be neither he came to marry, a rich man and a great lord.
		Mademoiselle d'Aumale--that is to say, the pretty blonde--won M. de the brunette (the less charming of the two), went and besought the King consequence of her despair, listened to the proposals of the King of this princess gave him the honour of her tears, although she had two not granted in answer to her prayers.
		When she learned of the release of the prisoner, she showed her joy upon it to Mademoiselle, apparently to annoy her, and, a few days addressed to the King, which was variously criticised.
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	Saxe, Maurice, comte de on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		(mōrēs´ kôNt de säks), 1696-1750, marshal of France, one of the greatest generals of his age.
		Maurice de Saxe was notorious for his amorous exploits and for his tragic liaison with Adrienne Lecouvreur.
		Foucault on Clausewitz: conceptualizing the relationship between war and power.(Michel Foucault, Karl von Clausewitz)
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	Encyclopedia: Maurice, comte de Saxe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Eugene of Savoy (part of a statue in front of the Hofburg in Vienna) François-Eugène, Prince of Savoy-Carignan, known as Prinz Eugen von Savoyen in German (October 16, 1663-April 24, 1736) was a noted general.
		The Battle of Fontenoy was fought at Fontenoy in the Austrian Netherlands on May 11, 1745, during the French forces under Hermann Maurice, Count de Saxe (the Maréchal of Saxe, an illegitimate son of King Frederick Augustus I of Poland) were besieging Tournay.
		In recognition of his brilliant achievement King Louis XV of France conferred on him the Chateau Chambord for life, and in April 1746 he was naturalised as a French subject.
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	Maurice, comte de Saxe -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Saxe next served under (Czar of Russia who introduced ideas from western Europe to reform the government; he extended his territories in the Baltic and founded St. Petersburg (1682-1725)) Peter the Great against the (A native or inhabitant of Sweden) Swedes.
		In 1725 negotiations were entered into for his election as duke of (Click link for more info and facts about Courland) Courland, at the instance of the duchess Anna Ivanovna, who offered him her hand.
		Saxe wrote a remarkable work on the art of war, Mes Réveries, which though described by (Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)) Carlyle as "a strange military farrago, dictated, as I should think, under (An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy) opium", is in fact a classic.
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	Herman Maurice, Comte de Saxe, (1696-1750) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Acknowledged illegitimate son of the Elector of Saxony, Saxe's early career was aided by the support of his father, who sent him to serve under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Netherlands, before buying him command of a German regiment in the French army, a not unusual state of affairs at the time.
		In 1743, Marshal de Noailles placed him in command of a planned invasion of England that was foiled by the Royal Navy.
		He met the allied army at Fontenay (10 May 1745), where despite his own illness, he was victorious, and although Cumberland was able to extract most of his army, Saxe was able to conquer most of the Austrian Netherlands (modern Belgium).
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	Warhorse Simulations: Book Reviews: Saxe review
		Maurice de Saxe's book was written in thirteen days, according to the author's foreword, and it bears the marks of being written from start to finish without a clear idea of where it is going.
		38) suggestive of the modern concept of doctrine, and cadenced marching, which astonishly was not in use although drums and music were used for military signaling (Saxe observed soldiers unconsciously marching in time with the drum calling them to the colors).
		Probably the two overall themes that make this such a refreshing book to read are Saxe's open mind and his attention to the human dimension of war.
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		Maurice, comte de Saxe (graf alemán von Sachsen)(de octubre el 28 de Moritz, el 1696 de noviembre de 30, 1750), el mariscal de Francia, el hijo natural de Augustus II de Polonia y del aurora Königsmark del countess, nació en Goslar.
		Entretanto, después de servir en una campaña contra los turcos en 1717, él tenía en 1719 ido a París para estudiar matemáticas, y en 1720 obtuvo a comisión como de maréchal camp.
		Después de capturar la fortaleza fuerte de Cheb el 19 de abril de 1742, él recibió licencia, y fue a Rusia a empujar sus demandas para el ducado Courland, pero obtención de ningún éxito que él del volvió a su comando.
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	History of Friedrich II of Prussia V 13 - Chapter VII. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Comte de Saxe, who had lain at St. Polten, a march to southward of Mautern, he with the Vanward of the great Belleisle Army, bestirred himself at the same time; and followed steadily (Karl Albert in person was with Saxe), at a handy distance by parallel roads.
		Comte de Rutowsky, Comte de Saxe's Half-Brother, one of the Three Hundred and Fifty-four:--with whom is CHEVALIER de Saxe, a second younger ditto; and I think there is still a third, who shall go unnamed.
		Fourth individual, called Comte de Saxe, who is now in that French Vanward a good way to east, was (must I again remind you!) the produce of the fair Aurora von Konigsmark, Sister of the Konigsmark who vanished instantaneously from the light of day at Hanover long since, and has never reappeared more.
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		Vigny, Alfred Victor, Comte de (1797-1863), French poet, novelist, and dramatist, born in Loches, in Touraine, and educated in Paris.
		Saxe, Maurice, Comte de: victory in Battle of Fontenoy
		The war was fought by an alliance of Bavaria, France, Spain, Sardinia, Prussia, and Saxony against Austria, the Netherlands, and Britain, with the...
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	Maurice Of Saxony And Adrienne Lecouvreur
		By a skilful trick he led the Prince de Conti to invade the sleeping-room of the princess, with servants, declaring that she was not alone.
		Saxe was not the man to hesitate; while she already, in her thoughts, had made a full surrender.
		Maurice de Saxe was eager to secure its throne, which would make him at least semi-royal and the chief of a principality.
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	Maurice, comte de Saxe - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Maurice, comte de Saxe (German Moritz Graf von Sachsen) (October 28, 1696 —; November 30, 1750), Marshal of France, the natural son of Augustus II of Poland and of the countess Aurora Königsmark, was born at Goslar.
		Many previous errors in former biographies were corrected and additional information supplied in Carl von Weber's Moritz Graf von Sachsen, Marschall von Frankreich, nach archivalischen Quellen (Leipzig, 1863), in Saint-René Taillandier's Maurice de Saxe, étude histonique d'après les documents des archives de Dresde (1865) and in CF Vitzthum's Maurice de Saxe (Leipzig, 1861).
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