Fort Bourtange (Dutch: Vesting Bourtange) is a fort in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands. It was built under orders of William the Silent and completed in 1593. Its original purpose was to control the only road between Germany and the city of Groningen, which was controlled by the Spaniards during the time of the Eighty Years' War.
After experiencing its final battle in 1672, the fort continued to serve in the defensive network on the German border until it was finally given up in 1851 and converted into a village. Fort Bourtange currently serves as a historical museum.
FortBourtange (Dutch: Vesting Bourtange) is a fort in the village of Bourtange, Groningen, Netherlands. It was built under orders of William the Silent...
German border. FortBourtange was built in 1593 during the Dutch Revolt and was used until 1851. Between 1967 and 1992 the star fort was gradually restored...
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fortifications with tier upon tier of hornworks and bastions, of which FortBourtange is an excellent example. There are also extensive fortifications from...
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Italienne in defensive architecture in the 1500s. The Italian style star fort bastion made siege warfare and sapping the modus operandi of military operations...
important part in the attack and defence of fortifications. FortBourtange, a bastion fort, was built with angles and sloped walls specifically to defend...
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field artillery. New defensive fortifications such as bastions and star forts were designed specifically to better withstand artillery sieges. Cannons...
A bastion fort or trace italienne (a phrase derived from non-standard French, literally meaning 'Italian outline') is a fortification in a style that evolved...
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two bog bodies from between 160 BCE and 220 CE, in the southern part of Bourtange moor. Born: Witold Hurewicz, Polish mathematician; in Łódź, Russian Empire...
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