Vauban, la sueur épargne le sang

vauban la sueur epargne le sang

90 min fiction documentary directed by Pascal Cuissot produced by Le Miroir Productions (ARTE, 2010)

When the maréchal of Vauban died in Paris in 1707, Louis XIV said shortly: "We loose a deeply committed servant to us and to the country."

Yet for half a century, Vauban was the central axis of the modernization of France that the Sun King, whom he contributed to solidify the sovereignty and increase the prestige in Europe, thanks to his many talents.

1300 lieues à cheval

La misère du peuple

Valenciennes

Luxembourg

Petit âge glaciaire

Le château de Basoche

Tombeau pour un Maréchal

Vauban malade

Le boulet métallique

Versailles