Louis Georges Érasme de Contades

Louis Georges Érasme de Contades, Marquis de Contades (French pronunciation: [lwi ʒɔʁʒ eʁasm də kɔ̃tad]; 19 October 1704 – 19 January 1795), Seigneur de Montgeoffroy, was a Marshal of France and a major battlefield commander during the Seven Years' War.

[1] On 1734, he was created a Brigadier; in 1740 Maréchal de camp; and in 1745 Lieutenant Général.

He was unable to stem the French withdrawal across the Rhine, which had undone France's conquest of Hanover.

On 1 August 1759, he led the French forces at the Battle of Minden, where they were routed.

This largely halted France's offensive in Germany that year, and had wider strategic ramifications.