Twenty Years After and The Viscount of Bragelonne. The last
novel of the
series ends with a
chapter entitled i?AThe
Death of D(
tm)Artagnan.l. While directing a
successful siege against an
enemy city, D(
tm)Artagnan receives notification that he has been promoted by the
king to the
position of Marshal of
France. Along with the
message comes a baton signifying the
office. As D(
tm)Artagnan reaches for the baton, he is
hit by a cannonball and killed.