ETAIN. RUINED CHURCH AND HOUSES Seen from the bridge over the Orne, on the road to Verdun.
ETAIN
Etain was looted by the Swedes in 1622, during the reign of Louis XIII. Later, it was often taken and retaken by the French, Germans, Spaniards and Lorrains. Its fortifications were destroyed under Louis XIV. By the Treaty of Vienna (18th century) the town was definitely ceded to France.
In October, 1792, Kellermann’s advance guards, in pursuit of the Prussians, encamped at Etain.