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Menno van Coehoorn

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Dutch military engineer (1641-1704)

NetherlandsScientistsLived 1641 to 1704 · aged 63
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Menno, Baron van Coehoorn was a Dutch States Army officer and engineer, regarded as one of the most significant figures in Dutch military history.

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Sluice gate near Utrecht; Van Coehoorn incorporated water defences in his designsSluice gate near Utrecht; Van Coehoorn incorporated water defences in his designsCoehoorn and his rival Vauban meet in the ruins of Namur, 1692. By August Allebé.Coehoorn and his rival Vauban meet in the ruins of Namur, 1692. By August Allebé.Coehoorn at the 1703 Siege of Bonn.Coehoorn at the 1703 Siege of Bonn.Bergen op Zoom in 1747. Van Coehoorn's ideas to strengthen the fortress were largely completed after his death; note diversion of the Scheldt.Bergen op Zoom in 1747. Van Coehoorn's ideas to strengthen the fortress were largely completed after his death; note diversion of the Scheldt.

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Menno, Baron van Coehoorn was a Dutch States Army officer and engineer, regarded as one of the most significant figures in Dutch military history. In an era when siege warfare dominated military campaigns, he and his French counterpart Vauban were the acknowledged experts in designing, taking and defending fortifications.

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Netherlands
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Lived 1641 to 1704 · aged 63
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