Citadel of Huy

The Citadel of Huy or the Fort of Huy, known locally as The Castle, is a fortress located in the Walloon city of Huy in the province of Liège, Belgium. The fort occupies a high position in the town, overlooking the strategic Meuse river. Together with those at Dinant, Liège and Namur, the Citadel of Huy forms part of the so-called Meuse Citadels.

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Battle of Ciney ⓘ
Battle of the Sambre ⓘ
54 BCE battle of the Gallic War
Siege of Namur ⓘ
siege during the Gallic War
Battle of Vada ⓘ
70 battle
Battle of Amblève ⓘ
716 battle
Battle of Steppes ⓘ
battle in 1213 in modern-day Belgium
Battle of Othée ⓘ
1408 battle
Battle of Montenaken ⓘ
battle of the First Liège War in 1465
Siege of Huy ⓘ
1595 siege
Battle of Les Avins ⓘ
1635 battle of the thirty years' war
French bombardment of Liège ⓘ
French bombarded the Belgian city of Liège in the year 1691, part of the Nine Years' War
Bombardment of Liège ⓘ
1691 bombardment
Siege of Namur ⓘ
major engagement of the Nine Years' War between the French and the Grand Alliance (1692)
Siege of Huy ⓘ
1694 siege
Siege of Namur ⓘ
siege in 1695
Capture of Liège ⓘ
1702 siege
Siege of Namur ⓘ
1704 siege
Battle of Ramillies ⓘ
1706 battle
Siege of Namur ⓘ
1746 siege in the War of the Austrian Succession
Battle of Rocoux ⓘ
battle during the War of the Austrian Succession, result was French victory
Siege of Namur ⓘ
1792 siege during the War of the First Coalition
Battle of Liège ⓘ
1914 opening engagement of the German invasion of Belgium during WWI
Siege of Namur ⓘ
1914 battle of the German invasion of Belgium during WWI
Battle of the Sambre ⓘ
1918 battle in WWI
Battle of Hannut ⓘ
1940 WWII battle in Belgium
Liège Wars ⓘ
Wars of the fifteenth century
Crupet Castle ⓘ
castle in Crupet, Belgium
Samson Fort ⓘ
fort in Wallonia
Citadel of Huy ⓘ
citadel in Wallonia
Fort d'Andoy ⓘ
fort built as part of the Fortifications of Namur, Belgium
Fort d'Embourg ⓘ
19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium
Fort d'Emines ⓘ
Fort de Boncelles ⓘ
fort in Belgium
Fort de Chaudfontaine ⓘ
19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium
Fort de Cognelée ⓘ
Fort de Dave ⓘ
fortification in Belgium
Fort de Flémalle ⓘ
19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium
Fort de Hollogne ⓘ
19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium
Fort de la Chartreuse ⓘ
19th century fortification for Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
Fort de Lantin ⓘ
19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium
Fort de Maizeret ⓘ
Fort de Marchovelette ⓘ
Belgian military fortification
Fort de Loncin ⓘ
19th-20th century defence for Liège, Belgium
Donjon d'Amay ⓘ
tower of Grandhan ⓘ
keep in Wallonia

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-53 Battle of the Sambre

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-53 Siege of Namur

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70 Battle of Vada

0716-01-01T00:00:00Z

716 Battle of Amblève

1213-10-13T00:00:00Z

1213 Battle of Steppes

1408-09-23T00:00:00Z

1408 Battle of Othée

1465-10-29T00:00:00Z

1465 Battle of Montenaken

1595-03-07T00:00:00Z

1595-03-20T00:00:00Z

1595 Siege of Huy

1635-05-20T00:00:00Z

1635 Battle of Les Avins

1691-06-01T00:00:00Z

1691-06-07T00:00:00Z

1691 French bombardment of Liège

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1691-06-07T00:00:00Z

1691 Bombardment of Liège

1692-05-25T00:00:00Z

1692-06-30T00:00:00Z

1692 Siege of Namur

1694-09-22T00:00:00Z

1694-09-27T00:00:00Z

1694 Siege of Huy

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1695-09-05T00:00:00Z

1695 Siege of Namur

1702-10-13T00:00:00Z

1702-10-31T00:00:00Z

1702 Capture of Liège

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1704 Siege of Namur

1706-05-23T00:00:00Z

1706 Battle of Ramillies

1746-09-06T00:00:00Z

1746-09-30T00:00:00Z

1746 Siege of Namur

1746-10-11T00:00:00Z

1746 Battle of Rocoux

1792-11-19T00:00:00Z

1792-12-01T00:00:00Z

1792 Siege of Namur

1914-08-04T00:00:00Z

1914-08-16T00:00:00Z

1914 Battle of Liège

1914-08-20T00:00:00Z

1914-08-25T00:00:00Z

1914 Siege of Namur

1918-11-04T00:00:00Z

1918 Battle of the Sambre

1940-05-12T00:00:00Z

1940-05-14T00:00:00Z

1940 Battle of Hannut

1465-01-01T00:00:00Z

1468-01-01T00:00:00Z

1465 — 1468 Liège Wars

1881-01-01T00:00:00Z

1881 Fort de Loncin

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Huy. Le Rondia et le Tchestia, GP036025

Huy. La Collégiale et la Château, GP036149

Huy. La Meuse et le Bassin de Natation, GP036070

Huy. Le vieux Pont sur la Meuse, la Collégiale et la Forteresse, GP036036

Souvenir de Huy. Le Pont, l'Eglise et la Citadelle, GP036013

Huy. Panorama vu de St. Léonard (01), GP036022

Huy. La Meuse, la Collégiale et la Forteresse (01), GP036067

Huy Fort R01

Huy, zicht vanaf Pont Roi Baudouin met la collégiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Domitien oeg61031-CLT-0011-01 en le Fort de Huy 61031-CLT-0025-01 IMG 6229 2023-06-01 18.57

Huy, zicht vanaf le Pont du Chemin de Fer met le Fort de Huy 61031-CLT-0025-01, la collégiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Domitien oeg61031-CLT-0011-01 en de kerncentrale van Tihange IMG 6258 2023-06-01 20.37

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source

area	region	985	Prince-Bishopric of Liège		Wikidata
event	armed conflict		Battle of Ciney	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	53	Battle of the Sambre	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	53	Siege of Namur	battle, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	70	Battle of Vada	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	716	Battle of Amblève	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1213	Battle of Steppes	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1408	Battle of Othée	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1465	Battle of Montenaken	Prince-Bishopric of Liège, battle, Duchy of Burgundy	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1595	Siege of Huy	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1635	Battle of Les Avins	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1691	French bombardment of Liège	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1691	Bombardment of Liège	Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Kingdom of France, bombardment	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1692	Siege of Namur	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1694	Siege of Huy	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1695	Siege of Namur	Holy Roman Empire, siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1702	Capture of Liège	Kingdom of France, siege, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Spain, Electorate of Cologne	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1704	Siege of Namur	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1706	Battle of Ramillies	Spain, Denmark, Dutch Republic, Kingdom of England, Kingdom of Scotland, Electorate of Bavaria, battle, Grand Alliance, Kingdom of France	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1746	Siege of Namur	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1746	Battle of Rocoux	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1792	Siege of Namur	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Battle of Liège	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1914	Siege of Namur	siege	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1918	Battle of the Sambre	United States, battle, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1940	Battle of Hannut	battle	Wikidata
event	war	1465	Liège Wars	Duchy of Burgundy, rebellion, Prince-Bishopric of Liège, series of wars	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1855	Nagant	organization, arms industry, automotive industry, automobile manufacturer, weapons manufacturing company	Wikidata
organisation	arms industry	1981	Cockerill-Sambre	mining, arms industry, metal industry, iron and steel industry, business, mining of hard coal, manufacture of railway locomotives and rolling stock (NACE 30.2), Manufacture of basic iron and steel and of ferro-alloys, building of ships and floating structures, vehicle construction	Wikidata
site	castle		Crupet Castle	château, keep, castle	Wikidata
site	castle		Samson Fort	fort, castle	Wikidata
site	fort		Citadel of Huy	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort d'Andoy	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort d'Embourg	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort d'Emines	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Boncelles	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Chaudfontaine	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Cognelée	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Dave	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Flémalle	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Hollogne	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de la Chartreuse	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Lantin	military training area, military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Maizeret	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort de Marchovelette	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1881	Fort de Loncin	military museum, fort	Wikidata
site	tower		Donjon d'Amay	keep	Wikidata
site	tower		tower of Grandhan	fortified tower	Wikidata
commons	image		Huy. Le Rondia et le Tchestia, GP036025		Commons
commons	image		Huy. La Collégiale et la Château, GP036149		Commons
commons	image		Huy. La Meuse et le Bassin de Natation, GP036070		Commons
commons	image		Huy. Le vieux Pont sur la Meuse, la Collégiale et la Forteresse, GP036036		Commons
commons	image		Souvenir de Huy. Le Pont, l'Eglise et la Citadelle, GP036013		Commons
commons	image		Huy. Panorama vu de St. Léonard (01), GP036022		Commons
commons	image		Huy. La Meuse, la Collégiale et la Forteresse (01), GP036067		Commons
commons	image		Huy Fort R01		Commons
commons	image		Huy, zicht vanaf Pont Roi Baudouin met la collégiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Domitien oeg61031-CLT-0011-01 en le Fort de Huy 61031-CLT-0025-01 IMG 6229 2023-06-01 18.57		Commons
commons	image		Huy, zicht vanaf le Pont du Chemin de Fer met le Fort de Huy 61031-CLT-0025-01, la collégiale Notre-Dame et Saint-Domitien oeg61031-CLT-0011-01 en de kerncentrale van Tihange IMG 6258 2023-06-01 20.37		Commons

Citadel of Huy

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