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The Dutch Water Line proved its value less than forty years after its construction during the Franco-Dutch War (or Third Anglo-Dutch War) (1672), when it stopped the armies of Louis XIV from conquering Holland, although the freezing over of the line came close to rendering it useless. In 1794 and 1795, the revolutionary French armies overcame ...
The Dutch Water Defence lines (Dutch: Hollandse Waterlinies) [1] is a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Netherlands comprising the New Dutch Waterline and Stelling van Amsterdam. The Stelling van Amsterdam was added as a World Heritage Site in 1996, and was extended in 2021 with the New Dutch Waterline in 2021. [2]
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Model in 1:600 scale of the Fort de Roovere in 1751 The Moses Bridge or Loopgraafbrug (Trench Bridge). Fort De Roovere is an earthen fort, constructed as part of the Dutch Water Line, (Hollandse Waterlinie), a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in 1628 during the Eighty Years War where it defended against Spanish attackers.
Overview of the Dutch defense lines in 1940. Roman defense line ... Circumvallatielinie van Groenlo [1] [2] Frisian Water Line (Friese Waterlinie) Groningse Waterlinie;
The Frisian waterline [1] [2] [3] started being built around 1580. The defence line goes from the Zuidersea , along the River Linde, to the De Blesse Bridge. Then, the defence line goes northward to Kuinre by way of Heerenveen , Terband , Gorredijk , Donkerbroek , Bakkeveen and Frieschepalen .
The West Brabant waterline [1] (Dutch: West-Brabantse waterlinie) (later: Stelling West Noord-Brabant) is a Dutch military defense line based on inundation. The West Brabant waterline is said to be the second oldest in The Netherlands (after the Eendrachtslinie) and was constructed in 1628 .
This was a sound decision, because Vlissingen was the only Dutch harbor that had access to water deep enough to launch ships that could stand up to the biggest ships that foreign powers brought to bear. In 1867 the Dutch government decided to move the armoring facilities to the Rijkswerf Amsterdam.