Coehoorn system of fortification
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The Coehoorn system of fortification is an early modern Dutch defensive design that refined bastioned fortresses with intricate outworks and low, compact profiles to better resist artillery and improve fields of fire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| southern frontier defenses of the Dutch Republic | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bastioned fortification system
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military engineering doctrine ⓘ system of fortification ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
Dutch border fortresses
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Low Countries fortification network ⓘ |
| comparedWith | Vauban system of fortification ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| designedTo |
delay and channel attacking forces
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maximize defensive firepower ⓘ resist siege artillery ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| field |
fortification design
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military engineering ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
active defense from outworks
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economy of construction materials ⓘ interlocking fields of musket and cannon fire ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
adaptation to flat, water-rich Dutch terrain
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advanced covered ways ⓘ close-in defensive works ⓘ compact fortress layout ⓘ emphasis on artillery-resistant design ⓘ improved fields of fire ⓘ integrated ravelins and lunettes ⓘ intricate outworks ⓘ low profile ramparts ⓘ low, thick earthen ramparts ⓘ multiple defensive lines ⓘ refined bastioned trace ⓘ use of wet ditches where terrain allowed ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
bastions
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counterscarp works ⓘ covered way ⓘ ditches ⓘ glacis ⓘ hornworks and crownworks in advanced positions ⓘ ravelins ⓘ |
| influenced | later European fortress design ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Dutch school of fortification NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Menno van Coehoorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | history of military fortifications ⓘ |
| theorizedInWorkBy | Menno van Coehoorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | early modern warfare ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Maastricht
this entity surface form:
southern frontier defenses of the Dutch Republic