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- Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne - Background and early military successes
- Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne - Last campaigns
- Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne - Participation in the Fronde of Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne
Why did Turenne serve with the Dutch princes of Orange early in his career?
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Henri de La Tour dâAuvergne, vicomte de Turenne
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, vicomte de Turenne, engraving by Robert Nanteuil, 1665; in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Following the death of his father in 1623, Turenne was sent to learn the art of soldiering under his maternal uncles, Maurice and Frederick Henry, the princes of Orange. At that time, these princes were leading the Dutch in their conflict against the Spaniards in the Netherlands. This early experience provided Turenne with his foundational military training before he later took on commands in the French service.1