Blaise Francois Pagan
Blaise François Pagan | |
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Blaise François Pagan | |
| Born | 3 March 1604 Saint-Pierre-de-Vassols, Provence, France |
| Died | 18 November 1665 (aged 61) Bastille Paris |
| Buried | Church of Saint Antoine-des-Champs |
| Allegiance | France |
| Branch | Soldier and Engineer |
| Years of service | 1616-1642 |
| Rank | Maréchal de camp 1642 |
| Battles / wars | Huguenot rebellions 1620-1629 Montauban 1622 La Rochelle 1628-1629 Mantuan Succession 1628-1631 Franco-Spanish War 1635-1659 Saint-Omer 1638 Arras 1640 Bapaume 1641 |
Blaise François Pagan (1603–1665) was a French soldier and military engineer who served in the army of Louis XIII. His military career ended in 1642 when he lost his sight and in 1645, he published Les Fortifications; this became the dominant text of its era on military fortifications and significantly influenced Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban.
During the 1650 to 1653 Fronde des nobles, Pagan allegedly claimed "he would make the King (Louis XIV) die by magic" and was imprisoned in the Bastille, where he died in 1665.