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Event(s) |
1 | 1775 | - 1775: A new law is introduced for the serfs of the manor of Bredevoort. This law allows them more freedom.
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2 | 1784 | - 1784: An inspection shows the Bredevoort fortifications are in disarray. Plans to redevelop the fort are never executed.
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3 | 1795 | - 1795: With the French occupation, serfdom is abolished. All former serfs now own the farms they worked on.
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4 | 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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5 | 1809 | - 1809: King Lodewijk Napoleon Bonaparte visits Bredevoort.
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