Antwerpen14-18_Antwerp builds bridges ENG
Antwerpen14-18_Antwerp builds bridges ENG
Antwerpen14-18_Antwerp builds bridges ENG
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Historic <strong>bridges</strong> across the Scheldt in <strong>Antwerp</strong><br />
1584 <strong>18</strong>95<br />
During the Eighty<br />
Years War <strong>Antwerp</strong><br />
is besieged in<br />
1584. The Spanish<br />
army led by<br />
Alexander Farnese<br />
aims to enclose the<br />
city. To close the<br />
circle, he <strong>builds</strong><br />
a floating bridge<br />
across the Scheldt<br />
In 1795, <strong>Antwerp</strong><br />
is ‘liberated’ from<br />
the Austrians<br />
by France. To<br />
commemorate<br />
that event, a<br />
floating bridge is<br />
laid across the<br />
Scheldt in <strong>18</strong>95<br />
1565<br />
Sometimes ice<br />
forms a natural<br />
bridge between the<br />
two banks. Images<br />
exist of a frozen<br />
River Scheldt in<br />
1565, 1670, <strong>18</strong>71<br />
and <strong>18</strong>91<br />
During World<br />
War II, the German<br />
occupying<br />
force established<br />
another pontoon<br />
bridge across the<br />
Scheldt. When<br />
they withdrew in<br />
September 1944,<br />
they blew up that<br />
bridge<br />
1944<br />
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