A map of the fort of Mardyck and the attacks of 1646, from the Atlas van Loon.
The fort of Mardyck was constructed in 1622 by architect Jean Gamel. It was built for the Spanish who ruled Flanders at the time. The fort was captured by the French in 1644 but then lost to the Spanish in 1652. The fort was again besieged and captured by an Anglo-French force under the Comte de Turrenne on 21 September 1657. Turrene handed the fort over to the English Commonwealth in accordance with the terms of their involvement. The following month the Spanish attempted to retake the fort one last time but the English garrison managed to repel the assault.[4] After having bought Dunkirk and the fort of Mardyck from the English in 1662, King Louis XIV of France ordered that the fort be dismantled.
On 12 February 1867, a French imperial decree established Fort-Mardyck as an independent municipality.
Heraldryedit
Flag of Fort-Mardyck
Arms of Fort-Mardyck
The arms of Fort-Mardyck are blazoned : Gules, unicorn salient argent, on a chief a sun in her splendour, all within a bordure Or. (The emblazon shows a per fess field, which would make more sense, rather than a field and chief...)
Referencesedit
^La Voix du Nord 2011-05-25 at the Wayback Machine 8 December 2010
fort, mardyck, 3061, 3061, class, notpageimage, location, nord, calais, french, pronunciation, fɔʁ, maʁdik, dutch, fort, mardijk, west, flemish, fort, mardyk, former, commune, nord, department, northern, france, been, part, commune, dunkirk, since, december, 2. 51 01 52 N 2 18 22 E 51 031 N 2 3061 E 51 031 2 3061 class notpageimage Location of Fort Mardyck in Nord Pas de Calais Fort Mardyck French pronunciation fɔʁ maʁdik Dutch Fort Mardijk West Flemish Fort Mardyk is a former commune in the Nord department in northern France It has been part of the commune of Dunkirk since 9 December 2010 1 2 In 2019 it had 3 403 inhabitants 3 Contents 1 History 1 1 Heraldry 2 References 3 External linksHistory edit nbsp A map of the fort of Mardyck and the attacks of 1646 from the Atlas van Loon The fort of Mardyck was constructed in 1622 by architect Jean Gamel It was built for the Spanish who ruled Flanders at the time The fort was captured by the French in 1644 but then lost to the Spanish in 1652 The fort was again besieged and captured by an Anglo French force under the Comte de Turrenne on 21 September 1657 Turrene handed the fort over to the English Commonwealth in accordance with the terms of their involvement The following month the Spanish attempted to retake the fort one last time but the English garrison managed to repel the assault 4 After having bought Dunkirk and the fort of Mardyck from the English in 1662 King Louis XIV of France ordered that the fort be dismantled On 12 February 1867 a French imperial decree established Fort Mardyck as an independent municipality Heraldry edit nbsp Flag of Fort Mardyck nbsp Arms of Fort Mardyck The arms of Fort Mardyck are blazoned Gules unicorn salient argent on a chief a sun in her splendour all within a bordure Or The emblazon shows a per fess field which would make more sense rather than a field and chief References edit La Voix du Nord Archived 2011 05 25 at the Wayback Machine 8 December 2010 INSEE Telechargement du fichier d ensemble des populations legales en 2019 INSEE Plant David The Anglo Spanish War Overview Cromwell s Protectorate in alliance with France against Spain Flanders 1657 8 BCW Project External links editFlags of the World Fort Mardyck nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fort Mardyck nbsp This Nord geographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Fort Mardyck amp oldid 1123018983, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
