Heeswijk Castle

Heeswijk Castle is a former moated fortress close to Heeswijk within the Dutch province of North Brabant. Originally built inside the eleventh century, the citadel become restored in 2005. The unique castle consisted of a motte erected in 1080. During the following centuries this motte turned into reduced and in its region a fortress was built. Heeswijk Castle has played a critical function inside the records of the Netherlands. Around the yr 1600 Prince Maurits twice didn't take the fort.

Eventually, his half of-brother Frederick Henry did, but, succeeded in capturing the fort in 1629, which in flip enabled him to lay siege to’s-Hertogenbosch. In 1672 the French king Louis XIV stayed at Heeswijk Castle throughout his marketing campaign towards the Dutch Republic. At the stop of the 18th century General Pichegru, a French fashionable below the command of Napoleon used the fortress as his headquarters. The cutting-edge fortress museum tries to reflect the lifestyles and traditions of the middle of the nineteenth century. Following current healing guided tours of the fort are provided.