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The Water Line was partly shifted east of Utrecht. In the next 100 years the main Dutch defence line would be the new Water Line. It was further extended and modernised in the 19th century, with forts containing round gun towers reminiscent of Martello towers. The line was mobilised but never attacked during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870 and ...
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]
Grebbe Line (Grebbelinie) [4] IJssel Line (IJssellinie) New Hollandic Line (Nieuwe Hollandse Waterlinie) Defence Line of Amsterdam (Stelling van Amsterdam) [5] Stelling van het Hollandsch Diep en het Volkerak; Stelling van de monden der Maas en van het Haringvliet; Werken aan de Westerschelde; Zuiderwaterlinie (Which includes the West Brabant ...
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.
The Stelling van Amsterdam was primarily a defensive water line (Dutch: waterlinie). In the event of an enemy attack, large tracts of land around Amsterdam would be inundated with water, preventing the enemy from advancing. Amsterdam would function as a national redoubt or reduit, as the last stronghold of the Netherlands. Forts were built in ...
Pages in category "Dutch Water Defence Lines" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.
The Grebbe Line (Dutch: Grebbelinie) was a forward defence line of the Dutch Water Line, based on inundation. The Grebbe Line ran from the Grebbeberg in Rhenen northwards until the IJsselmeer . Early history and first decommissioning
Dikes crossing the flooded area and other strategic points were to be protected by fortifications. The system proved successful on the Hollandic Water Line in rampjaar 1672 during the Third Anglo-Dutch War but was overcome in 1795 because of heavy frost.