Raimondo Montecuccoli
In August 1672, an Imperial army entered the Rhineland, forcing Louis into a war of attrition around the French frontiers. The French army in Germany was led by Turenne, often considered the greatest general of the period. Over the next two years, he won a series of victories over superior Imperial forces led by Alexander von Bournonville and Raimondo Montecuccoli, the one commander contemporaries considered his equal.