Menno van Coehorn
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Menno van Coehorn was a Dutch military engineer and officer renowned for his innovative fortification designs and contributions to siege warfare in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
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| Menno van Coehorn canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Dutch military officer
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fortification designer ⓘ human ⓘ military engineer ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Menno van Coehorn
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Menno, Baron van Coehoorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1641-03-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Brittany, Friesland, Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | The Hague, Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1704-03-17 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | The Hague, Dutch Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed |
Fortifications in the Dutch Water Line
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fortifications of Bergen op Zoom ⓘ fortifications of Groningen ⓘ fortifications of Maastricht ⓘ fortifications of Nijmegen ⓘ |
| developed |
methods for fortification in wet and low-lying terrain
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system of low, compact, heavily armed forts ⓘ |
| era |
early 18th century
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late 17th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
fortification
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military engineering ⓘ siege warfare ⓘ |
| hasHonor | considered one of the greatest European military engineers ⓘ |
| influenced |
Dutch school of fortification
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European fortification design in the 18th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
design of modern bastioned fortifications
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innovative siege techniques ⓘ treatise on fortification and siegecraft ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Dutch States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| movement | Dutch school of bastion fortification ⓘ |
| name | Menno van Coehoorn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Nieuwe Vestingbouw op een natte of lage horisont
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Nieuwe Vestingbouw, zynde een Verhandeling van het Fortificeren der Steden en Sterckten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Nine Years' War
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War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commander of Dutch siege operations
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inspector-general of fortifications of the Dutch Republic ⓘ |
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