1809: King Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte visits Bredevoort.
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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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1812
1812: Many conscripted soldiers die during Napoleon's disastrous march to Moscow.
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1813
1813: The Cossacks drive out the French occupiers.
Achterhoek Ancestors
1800 - 1817 (16 years)