fortress of Huningue
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The fortress of Huningue was a strategically important French military stronghold on the Rhine River near Basel, designed to control a key crossing point between France, Switzerland, and Germany.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
bastioned fortress
ⓘ
star fort ⓘ |
| builtUnderAuthorityOf | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1681 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1679 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossBorderSignificance |
controlled access between France and Switzerland
ⓘ
controlled access between France and the German states ⓘ |
| currentStatus | mostly demolished ⓘ |
| demolishedBy |
Austrian forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss authorities ⓘ |
| demolitionStart | 1815 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
ⓘ
Ancien Régime France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonFunction | French army garrison ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Fort de Huningue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Huningue fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemnant |
remaining earthworks
ⓘ
traces in urban layout of Huningue ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alsace
ⓘ
Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ Haut-Rhin NERFINISHED ⓘ Huningue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDayCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Basel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German border ⓘ Swiss border ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Basel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weil am Rhein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | siege of Huningue (1813–1814) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
French border fortification system
ⓘ
Vauban fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
border defense
ⓘ
control of river traffic on the Rhine ⓘ protection of bridgehead over the Rhine ⓘ |
| reasonForDemolition | to reduce French military presence near Basel ⓘ |
| regionControlled | Upper Rhine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
control of Rhine crossing
ⓘ
control of route between France, Switzerland and Germany ⓘ defense of French eastern frontier ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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