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Why did Turenneâs German cavalry mutiny after the Army of Germany reached the Vosges?
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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.
The German cavalry mutinied because they were ordered by Cardinal Mazarin to move to Luxembourg, away from their home territories, after the Army of Germany had successfully forced the elector of Bavaria to abandon his alliance with the Holy Roman emperor.1
When the army reached the Vosges, the soldiersâwho were largely German troops formerly under Bernhard of Saxe-Weimarârefused to comply with the order to operate in Luxembourg and instead turned back across the Rhine. Turenne subsequently marched with them into Germany for three months, eventually using his personal influence to persuade most of the cavalry to return to French service.1