Schutterij

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title: Schutterij
text: Schutterij refers to a voluntary city guard or citizen militia in the medieval and early modern Netherlands, intended to protect the town or city from attack and act in case of revolt or fire. Their training grounds were often on open spaces within the city, near the city walls, but, when the weather did not allow, inside a church. They are mostly grouped according to their district and to the weapon that they used: bow, crossbow or gun. Together, its members are called a Schuttersgilde, which c
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original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schutterij
date created: 2007-07-28T10:48:12Z
date modified: 2024-09-01T05:27:57Z
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