Dutch Waterline
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dutch-waterline-189-7577604
title:
Dutch Waterline
text:
The Dutch Waterline was a series of water-based defences conceived by Maurice of Nassau in the early 17th century, and realised by his half brother Frederick Henry. Combined with natural bodies of water, the Waterline could be used to transform Holland, the westernmost region of the Netherlands and adjacent to the North Sea, almost into an island. In the 19th century, the Line was extended to include Utrecht. On July 26, 2021, the line was added to the Defence Line of Amsterdam to become the Dut
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Defensive flooding system
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Waterline
date created:
2005-10-25T18:41:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T06:08:53Z
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