Atlas Of Dutch Brazil

Dutch system of batteries around Cabedelo in 1634
Abstract
The Dutch constructed a series of considerable fortifications during their two attacks on Forte de Santa Catarina do Cabedelo in 1631 and 1634. While they failed to conquer the fort in 1631, they succeeded in 1634. The fleet anchored at the southern part of Cabedelo, and after landing, the troops approached the fort using temporary fortifications. They built various redoubts, batteries and guardhouses, which they connected by digging trenches. Thanks to these tactics of modern military technology, they conquered the fort in 1634.

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New Dutch offensive against the Forte de Santa Catarina in Cabedelo from the south. The Dutch applied the same system used during the siege of 1631 but this time their assault was successful. Again they used a series of guardhouses and batteries connected by trenches.

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Modern name	Dutch system of batteries around Cabedelo in 1634
Historical names	Batterij; Corps de guarde; Quartier; Redout;
Category	Defence work;
Toponym	Cabedelo (monte de areia sand mountain- zandheuvel)
Modern name location	Cabedelo
Historical names location	Cabe Dello; Cabedelo; Cabo Dello;
Municipality	Cabedelo
State	Paraiba
Original function	Battery; Trench; Guardhouse; Military earthworks; Mobile defence works; Redoubt;
Relation to nearby objects	The system of fortifications constructed by the Dutch in 1634 was meant to attack the nearby Forte de Santa Catarina do Cabedelo held by the Portuguese forces.
Inventory date	2006-11-14 00:00:00
Short description	During the attacks on the Forte de Santa Catarina do Cabedelo in 1631 and in 1634 the Dutch used contemporary military technology. They approached the fortress digging trenches and building step by step a series of temporary small fortifications like batteries, redoubts and guardhouses. This approach did not work in 1631 but was successful in 1634. On Visschers map various batteries, redoubts and quarters of the general are depicted together with lines of retrenchments. The same is represented in the anonymous Spanish map.
Keywords	Paraíba; Catarina; Cabedelo; Santa Catarina; Retrenchment; Earthwork; Trench; Redoubt; Battery; Mobile defence works; System of fortifications;

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Dutch system of batteries around Cabedelo in 1634