French militairy camp along the quay - Emperor Napoleon visit (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
A collection of people, tents and many other activities in and around the French military camp.
Photo: French militairy camp along the quay - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #camp - #event #French #Emperor #Napoleon / #History at #HaavenGrooteDok #EmperorNapoleonvisit in #Hellevoetsluis #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
October 2011, Napoleon inspects Hellevoetsluis (oktober 4th, 1811) after 200 years in time. In the year 2011 it's 200 years since.
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Hellevoetsluis: Emperor Napoleon visit History
Napoleon "Bouches de la Meuse" - on October 4, 1811, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte visited Hellevoetsluis. The city of Hellevoetsluis was inspected as the most important naval city in Holland, and in particular the dry dock by architect Jan Blanken, also built in Hellevoetsluis. The dry dock was an architectural and technological tour de force and unique in its kind with steam-driven pumps from James Watt's company.
At the time, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was emperor of France from 1804 to 1815, and Holland had already been incorporated into the French Empire since July 8, 1810. This was because Napoleon thought his brother was acting too independently and wanted to put an end to Dutch independence. During the French period from 1795 to 1813 in Holland, the French also introduced the use of French administrative and judicial organizations, among many other changes and improvements, most of which continued after the French period..
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French militairy camp along the quay - Emperor Napoleon visit (Hellevoetsluis/NL)
A collection of people, tents and many other activities in and around the French military camp.
Photo: French militairy camp along the quay - by Richard Poppelaars © #AboutPixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #camp - #event #French #Emperor #Napoleon / #History at #HaavenGrooteDok #EmperorNapoleonvisit in #Hellevoetsluis #VoorneaanZee #VoornePutten, #SouthHolland - #Netherlands
October 2011, Napoleon inspects Hellevoetsluis (oktober 4th, 1811) after 200 years in time. In the year 2011 it's 200 years since.
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Hellevoetsluis: Emperor Napoleon visit History
Napoleon "Bouches de la Meuse" - on October 4, 1811, the French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte visited Hellevoetsluis. The city of Hellevoetsluis was inspected as the most important naval city in Holland, and in particular the dry dock by architect Jan Blanken, also built in Hellevoetsluis. The dry dock was an architectural and technological tour de force and unique in its kind with steam-driven pumps from James Watt's company.
At the time, Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821) was emperor of France from 1804 to 1815, and Holland had already been incorporated into the French Empire since July 8, 1810. This was because Napoleon thought his brother was acting too independently and wanted to put an end to Dutch independence. During the French period from 1795 to 1813 in Holland, the French also introduced the use of French administrative and judicial organizations, among many other changes and improvements, most of which continued after the French period..
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Published at - Flickr