Hermann Maurice Saxe

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A French army leader in the War of the Austrian Succession

proper noun

: Hermann Maurice Saxe

Hermann Maurice Saxe played a crucial role in several major battles during the War of the Austrian Succession.

Examples

The military strategies of Hermann Maurice Saxe are still studied by historians and officers today.
As a marshal of France, Hermann Maurice Saxe earned recognition for his tactical brilliance.
General Hermann Maurice Saxe was a brilliant military strategist.
Did Hermann Maurice Saxe lead the French army in the War of the Austrian Succession?
Hermann Maurice Saxe played a crucial role in several major battles during the War of the Austrian Succession.
As a marshal of France, Hermann Maurice Saxe earned recognition for his tactical brilliance.
The military strategies of Hermann Maurice Saxe are still studied by historians and officers today.

Synonyms

Marshal Saxe

vsHermann Maurice Saxe

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A French military leader famous for victories during the War of the Austrian Succession

is the personal name without rank emphasis

Comte de Saxe

vsHermann Maurice Saxe

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An 18th-century French military leader famous for victories in the War of the Austrian Succession

is the personal name used without the noble title

Surface Forms

Hermann Maurice Saxe main

Morphology

Hermann + Maurice + Saxe

This item is a personal name (a proper noun); knowing the constituent given names and surname does not let a learner infer the biographical information (that he was a French marshal in the War of the Austrian Succession). Proper names are arbitrary labels rather than compositional expressions, so their referential meaning (identity, role, dates) is not derivable from the parts.

Etymology

Hermann Maurice Saxe was a French marshal (1696–1750). Picture him on a horse in the smoke of battle, pointing and giving orders to his soldiers during the War of the Austrian Succession, and you can see why his name is remembered for 'military skill'.