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1 | 1799 | - 1799: Winterswijk gets its own Catholic church.
- 1799: The noblewoman Judith van Dorth is executed for openly wearing the orange color and supporting the Dutch troops against the French.
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2 | 1809 | - 1809: King Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte visits Bredevoort.
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3 | 1811 | - 1811: With the introduction of the civil registration, all inhabitants are forced to chose a fixed family name. The practice of farm names is now officially abolished, although it is still in use informally today.
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4 | 1812 | - 1812: Many conscripted soldiers die during Napoleon's disastrous march to Moscow.
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5 | 1813 | - 1813: The Cossacks drive out the French occupiers.
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6 | 1818 | - 1818: The municipalities of Bredevoort and Aalten are combined into the new municipality of Aalten.
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7 | 1822 | - 1822: In the night of September 27, a fire in Winterswijk destroyed five houses, leaving 15 people homeless.
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8 | 1824 | - 1824: In Winterswijk, new taxes on slaughtering animals cause a riot.
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