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The siege of Maastricht took place from 15 to 30 June 1673 during the Franco-Dutch War of 1672 to 1678, when a French army captured the Dutch fortress of Maastricht. The city occupied a key strategic position on the Meuse river and its capture was the main French objective for 1673; it was returned to the Dutch under the terms of the 1678 ...
In 1748 the French again conquered the city at what is known as the Second French Siege of Maastricht, during the War of Austrian Succession. After each siege the city's fortifications were restored and expanded. The French revolutionary army failed to take the city in 1793 but a year later they succeeded.
14 sty 2019 · On 5 October 1793, during the French Revolution’s so-called ‘Reign of Terror’, ... et à croire qu’il lui est surtout recommandé d’entretenir l’amitié qui existe et doit à jamais exister entre les deux gouvernements [the word ‘gouvernements’ was a replacement for the word ‘peuples’ in the first version of this draft].’ ...
1748 - Siege of Maastricht (1748) by French forces; occupation lasted only a few months. Large scale model of the city and its fortifications built by the French (now in the Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille). 1789 - Bonbonnière theatre opens. 1793 - Siege of Maastricht (1793) by French forces (failed).
changed Europe. ⸺. The Maastricht Treaty established the European Union, paved the way for the euro and created EU citizenship. Scroll down to learn more. The Maastricht Treaty was signed on 7 February 1992 and had a profound impact on European integration. The EU, as we know it today owes its name and its nature to a treaty born in a Dutch ...
The Maastricht Treaty As High Politics: Germany, France, and European Integration. MICHAEL J. BAUN. In December 1991, European Community leaders met in the Dutch town of Maastricht and gave their approval to the Treaty on European Union.
LE REFERENDUM DE MAASTRICHT ET LA "THEORIE" DES DEUX FRANCE : NOTE SUR LA CONSTRUCTION SOCIALE DES COMMENTAIRES MEDIATIQUES SUR L'EUROPE. Le 3 juin 1992, François Mitterrand décide de soumettre à référendum le traité sur l’Union européenne signé à Maastricht le 7 février. La campagne électorale commence réellement fin août.
