Louis de Cormontaigne

Louis de Cormontaigne
Born(1696-05-04)4 May 1696
Strasbourg, Alsace
Died30 March 1752(1752-03-30) (aged 55)
Metz
Allegiance France
Service / branchEngineer
Years of service1713-1752
RankMaréchal de Camp 1748
CommandsDirecteur des fortifications, Metz (1745-1752)
Battles / warsSpanish Succession 1701-1714
1713 Rhineland campaign
Polish Succession 1733-1735
Austrian Succession 1740-1748

Louis de Cormontaigne (French pronunciation: [lwi kɔʁmɔ̃tɛɲ], 1696-1752) was a French military engineer, who was the dominant technical influence on French fortifications in the 18th century. His own designs and writings constantly referenced the work of Vauban (1633-1707) and his principles formed the basis of the curriculum used by the École royale du génie, established at Charleville-Mézières in 1744.