"French expedition under Feuillade to Candia, 1668 " Topic

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Tango01	16 Apr 2016 12:39 p.m. PST
"In 1668 French King Louis XIV agreed to send a volunteer Corps to support a garrison of Candia besieged by Turks. It was numbered 600 men, all of them were volunteers. The command was given to Francois d'Aubusson Duke de La Feuillade (see Wiki on him, link). The Corps was divided into 4 Brigades (in fact – companies) of 100 men each under command of Count St.Paul, Duke de Caderousse, Count de Ville-maur & Duke de Chateau Thierry. The rest 200 (mostly nobles) were under La Feuillade…" From here link Amicalement Armand
Puster	16 Apr 2016 2:11 p.m. PST
The famous Siege of Candia, 21 years, and falling just months after the French relieve expedition failed. link

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