Wooden Bridge over the Aa of Weerijs

During the Eighty Years’ War, Breda was occupied by Spinola's Spanish troops for eleven months. Two heavily guarded defensive lines surrounded the city. Spread around them were army camps. The men in those camps, of course, also needed food and drink. That’s why there was a ring road. Through this road, food and drink supplies reached the different camps. The road was shielded on both sides by a breastwork. In the breastwork, there were guard posts (redoubts) and cannons. Exactly at this point, over four hundred years ago, such a guard post was located. Curious about what such a post looked like? Then it’s worth visiting the Zwarte Dijk as well, where three redoubts have been reconstructed.

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