Menno van Coehoorn
Dutch military engineer (1641-1704) · Netherlands · On the map · Scientists · Died at 63
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 designs
Coehoorn and his rival Vauban meet in the ruins of Namur, 1692. By August Allebé.
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.About this person
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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Deceased
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Lived 1641 to 1704 · aged 63
