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SAARLOUIS , a town and former fortress of Germany, in the Prussian Rhine Province, situated in a fertile district
Protestant
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gift of Louis XIV., a classical school and a hospital
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Saarlouis was founded in 1681 by Louis XIV. of France, and was fortified by Vauban in 168o-1685. By the peace of Paris, in 1815, it was ceded to the allies and by them was made over to Prussia. The fortifications were dismantled in 1889. Marshal Ney was born here.See Niessen, Geschichte des Kreises Saarlouis (Saarlouis, 1893 and 1897) ; and Baltzer, Historische Notizen fiber die Stadt Saarlouis (Trier, 1865). End of Article: SAARLOUIS If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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