Menno van Coehoorn

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Dutch nobleman military engineer military officer person

Menno van Coehoorn was a Dutch military engineer and officer renowned for his innovative fortification designs and expertise in siege warfare during the late 17th century.

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Label Occurrences
Menno van Coehoorn canonical 4
Menno, Baron van Coehoorn 1
Menno, baron van Coehoorn 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch nobleman ⓘ
military engineer ⓘ
military officer ⓘ
person ⓘ
birthDate 1641-03-10 ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Dutch Republic ⓘ
deathDate 1704-03-17 ⓘ
designed fortifications of Bergen op Zoom ⓘ
fortifications of Groningen ⓘ
fortifications of Leeuwarden ⓘ
fortifications of Maastricht ⓘ
fortifications of Nijmegen ⓘ
developed systematic method for attacking fortified places ⓘ
era 17th century ⓘ
early 18th century ⓘ
familyName Menno van Coehoorn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: van Coehoorn
fieldOfWork fortification design ⓘ
military engineering ⓘ
siege warfare ⓘ
fullName Menno van Coehoorn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Menno, Baron van Coehoorn
gender male ⓘ
givenName Menno Simons ⓘ
surface form: Menno
hasBibliographyEntryIn Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek ⓘ
surface form: Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden

Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek ⓘ
hasVariantName Menno van Coehorn ⓘ
Menno van Coehoorn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Menno, baron van Coehoorn
hasWorkInCollection Koninklijke Bibliotheek complex ⓘ
surface form: Koninklijke Bibliotheek (The Hague)
honorificTitle Baron ⓘ
influenced European fortification design in the 17th and 18th centuries ⓘ
influencedBy Dutch school of military engineering ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
nationality Dutch ⓘ
notableConcept Coehoorn system of fortification ⓘ
notableFor design of fortifications adapted to wet and low terrain ⓘ
expertise in offensive siege tactics ⓘ
innovative bastion fortification system ⓘ
rivalry with Vauban in fortification theory ⓘ
notableWork Nieuwe Vestingbouw op een natte of lage horisont ⓘ
Nieuwe Vestingbouw op een natte of lage horisont, zynde eene verhandeling van de sterkte der tegenwoordige versterkingen ⓘ
occupation army officer ⓘ
military engineer ⓘ
participatedIn Nine Years' War ⓘ
War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ
placeOfBirth Brittany ⓘ
France ⓘ
placeOfDeath Dutch Republic ⓘ
The Hague ⓘ
servedIn States Army of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
surface form: Dutch States Army

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Siege of Namur (1692) → commander → Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ
Siege of Namur (1692) → defenceEngineer → Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ
Menno van Coehoorn → fullName → Menno van Coehoorn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Menno, Baron van Coehoorn
Menno van Coehoorn → familyName → Menno van Coehoorn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: van Coehoorn
Menno van Coehoorn → hasVariantName → Menno van Coehoorn self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Menno, baron van Coehoorn
Siege of Namur (1695) → commander → Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ
citadel of Namur → architect → Menno van Coehoorn ⓘ
subject surface form: Citadel of Namur