Note 114 — PART II THE PRINCESS CH. DE LIGNE
Laura Ensor translation
At that time there was a famous school of artillery at Strasburg, directed by de Marzy.
By the treaty of Ryswick, signed in 1697, Alsace at that time belonged to France. Strasburg had capitulated on the 30th September 1681, and made its submission to Louis XIV. Fortified by Vauban it had become a formidable fortress. The arsenal contained nine hundred cannon.