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Note 249 — VII PORTRAITS (continued 2)

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Camille d’Hostun, Comte de Tallart (1652-1728), received his Marshal’s bâton in 1703. A good strategist but a poor tactician, he was defeated and taken prisoner at Blenheim in 1704 and remained in England till 1711. For his portrait see III. 390-391.

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