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Claude de Rye de la Palud, Baron of Valançon (Bouligneux, Bresse, c. 1576 — Namur, 24-III-1648) was a General
of the Artillery
in Flanders under the service of Spain
.
The second son of Philibert de Rye (1540–1597), count of Varax and of de
La Roche-St. Hippolyte, baron of Balançon and of Romange, lord of Vuillefans, and of Claudine de Tournon-Roussillon, mistress of Vassoulieu.
Serving in a Burgundian regiment under the orders of his brother Christophe, he took part in the siege of Ostende (1601–1604) where he lost a leg in the 26th July of 1601. Thereafter he was provided with a wooden leg.
On the 24th July 1602 his regiment was converted into a Tercio
and he succeeded his brother as "maestre de campo" thus becoming, although with interruptions, the commander of that unit for the next 23 years.
In 1620 he participated in the invasion of the Palatinate and took part of the defence of Alzey
(14-XI-1620), where his Burgundian Tercio managed to repel every enemy attack until being relieved by the count Hendrik van den Berg, Cavalry General in the Army of the Palatinate. He was also present at the Battle of Fleurus
(29.VIII 1622), the siege of Berg-Op-Zoom and the siege of Breda
(1624–25), city of which he became Governor until 1631.
That same year he was nominated Captain-General and Great Master of the Artillery in the Army of Flanders, substituting Hendrik van den Berg, now General of the Cavalry.
In 1635 he ravaged the French regions of Artoys and Picardie
, using Croatian troops.
In 1636, with 2,000 horses and 10,000 infantry soldiers, he reppeled a Dutch force sent to storm Juliers and Cleves, thereafter relieving Schenck
, besieged by the Dutch.
Claude kept his position in the Army until 1638, when he became a member of the War Council in Brussels. In 1645 he was designated to the post of Captain-General of Namur
, living the last three years of his life in the castle of Namur.
General
A general officer is an officer of high military rank, usually in the army, and in some nations, the air force. The term is widely used by many nations of the world, and when a country uses a different term, there is an equivalent title given....
of the Artillery
Artillery
Originally applied to any group of infantry primarily armed with projectile weapons, artillery has over time become limited in meaning to refer only to those engines of war that operate by projection of munitions far beyond the range of effect of personal weapons...
in Flanders under the service of Spain
Spain
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.
The second son of Philibert de Rye (1540–1597), count of Varax and of de
La Roche-St. Hippolyte, baron of Balançon and of Romange, lord of Vuillefans, and of Claudine de Tournon-Roussillon, mistress of Vassoulieu.
Serving in a Burgundian regiment under the orders of his brother Christophe, he took part in the siege of Ostende (1601–1604) where he lost a leg in the 26th July of 1601. Thereafter he was provided with a wooden leg.
On the 24th July 1602 his regiment was converted into a Tercio
Tercio
The tercio was a Renaissance era military formation made up of a mixed infantry formation of about 3,000 pikemen, swordsmen and arquebusiers or musketeers in a mutually supportive formation. It was also sometimes referred to as the Spanish Square...
and he succeeded his brother as "maestre de campo" thus becoming, although with interruptions, the commander of that unit for the next 23 years.
In 1620 he participated in the invasion of the Palatinate and took part of the defence of Alzey
Alzey
Alzey is a Verband-free town – one belonging to no Verbandsgemeinde – in the Alzey-Worms district in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is the fourth-largest town in Rhenish Hesse, after Mainz, Worms, and Bingen....
(14-XI-1620), where his Burgundian Tercio managed to repel every enemy attack until being relieved by the count Hendrik van den Berg, Cavalry General in the Army of the Palatinate. He was also present at the Battle of Fleurus
Battle of Fleurus
There have been three battles fought near the town of Fleurus in Belgium:*The Battle of Fleurus in the Thirty Years' War.*The Battle of Fleurus in the Nine Years' War.*The Battle of Fleurus in the French Revolutionary Wars....
(29.VIII 1622), the siege of Berg-Op-Zoom and the siege of Breda
Siege of Breda
The Siege of Breda is the name for two major sieges of the Eighty Years' War and Thirty Years' War. The Dutch fortress city of Breda fell to a Spanish army under Ambrosio Spinola in 1625; it was retaken by Frederick Henry of Orange in the 1637 Siege of Breda.-The Battle:Under Spinola's orders the...
(1624–25), city of which he became Governor until 1631.
That same year he was nominated Captain-General and Great Master of the Artillery in the Army of Flanders, substituting Hendrik van den Berg, now General of the Cavalry.
In 1635 he ravaged the French regions of Artoys and Picardie
Picardie
Picardy is one of the 27 regions of France. It is located in the northern part of France.-History:The historical province of Picardy stretched from north of Noyon to Calais, via the whole of the Somme department and the north of the Aisne department...
, using Croatian troops.
In 1636, with 2,000 horses and 10,000 infantry soldiers, he reppeled a Dutch force sent to storm Juliers and Cleves, thereafter relieving Schenck
Schenck
Schenck may refer to:* Aubrey Schenck , film producer* Carl Alwyn Schenck , German pioneer of forestry in the USA and Europe* Carl Schenck , German mercantilist and founder of the Carl Schenck Eisengießerei & Waagenfabrik...
, besieged by the Dutch.
Claude kept his position in the Army until 1638, when he became a member of the War Council in Brussels. In 1645 he was designated to the post of Captain-General of Namur
Namur (city)
Namur is a city and municipality in Wallonia, in southern Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia....
, living the last three years of his life in the castle of Namur.