ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd kəmˈændɚɹ ʌv fɹˈɛntʃ fˈoːɹsᵻz ɪn flˈændɚz æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪt dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən nˈaɪn jˈɪɹz wˈɔːɹ, hiː wʌz ɹᵻlˈiːvd ʌv kəmˈænd fˈɑːloʊɪŋ dᵻfˈiːt æt wˈɔlkoːɹt ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn.
Appointed commander of French forces in Flanders at the start of the 1688-1697 Nine Years War, he was relieved of command following defeat at Walcourt in 1689.