Located between 1515-1520 in Neo-Brabantian/Gothic buildings built by Antwerp Mayor Arnold van Liere it became the residence of the Jezuit order from 1607 onwards. It was claimed by Austrian authorities in 1773 who installed a military college and academy in …
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Pierre Emmanual Felix Chazal
Leutenant-General Pierre Emmanuel Félix Chazal was a Belgian army officer, politician and revolutionary who would become minister of defense and subsequently minister of State of Belgium. During the Belgian Uprising in 1830 he quickly rose to prominence and became the …
Mathieu Laurent Joseph Brialmont
Leutenant-General Mathieu Laurent Joseph Brialmont was a Belgian army officer, politician and minister of defense and was the father of Henri-Alexis Brialmont. A veteran of the Napoleontic Wars he later served the United Kingdom of the Netherlands but became …
Henri-Alexis Brialmont
Henri-Alexis Brialmont
Leutenant-General Henri-Alexis Brialmont (1821-1903) was a Belgian army officer, engineer, politician, prolific writer during the second half of the 19th century. As a military architect he is considered to be the father of the Belgian national defense concept …
Fort Liefkenshoek
Description – The fort of Liefkenshoek (1579) was erected by the city of Antwerp to defend the Scheldt river access during the Dutch-Spanish war. It was captured by Spanish forces during the beginning of the siege of Antwerp in 1584. …
Het Steen
Description – Het Steen (the Stone) is the oldest fortress of Antwerp. Oldest archeological evidence indicate the stone walls were built around 982 but the castle itself dates from later dates. During the Middle Ages it remained a seat of …
Scheldt Battery South
Description – The Scheldt Battery South was part of the Veiligheidsomwalling. It is unique redoubt located between Redoubt XVIII to the east and the river Scheldt the west. Fort VIII Hoboken is found to the north but was not included …
Redoubt XVIII
Description – Redoubt XVIII of the Veiligheidsomwalling is a small redoubt located between Fort VII and Redoubt XVII to the east and the southern river Scheldt battery to the west. Fort VIII Hoboken is found to the north but was …
Redoubt XVII
Description – Redoubt XVII of the Veiligheidsomwalling is a small redoubt located between Fort VII and Redoubt XVI to the east and Redoubt XVIII to the west. Fort VIII Hoboken is found to the north but was not included in …
Redoubt XVI
Description – Redoubt XVI of the Veiligheidsomwalling is a small redoubt located between Fort VII and Redoubt XV to the east and Redoubt XVII to the west. Fort VIII Hoboken is found to the west but was not included in …