Ferdinand de Marsin

Ferdinand de Marsin (also: Marchin ) ( born February 10, 1656 in Liège, † September 9, 1706 in Turin) was a French general, marshal of France and diplomat. He was the son of the Earl of Granville Jean Gaspard Ferdinand de Marchin and his wife Marie de Balzac d' Entragues.

Career

His father was already commander of the Spanish troops in the Netherlands, but was able to acquire riches. His son came at 17 in the army. Marsin initially served in Flanders, and was at the Battle of Fleurus ( 1690) wounded. In the Nine Years' War, he fought in the Battle of Neerwinden ( 1693) and was present at the siege of Charleroi. In 1695 he was promoted to General.

From 1701 to 1702 he was French ambassador in Spain. In the War of Spanish Succession, he was in 1702 at the Battle of New Ulm it. After the Battle of Blenheim in 1703, he became Marshal of France and successor of Villars. He initially successful, but at the Battle of Schellenberg in the following year he was defeated in the Second Battle of Blenheim with Tallard.

In 1706 he was seriously wounded at the Battle of Turin, and was taken prisoner, where he died a short time later.