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Capture of the Kattenburger Bridge in Amsterdam on 30 May 1787
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Attack on Kattenburg, Amsterdam, by the Patriots. On the right lies the district of Kattenburg, behind the bridge the Oosterkerk. The inhabitants of Kattenburg, mostly shipbuilders, were supporters of Stadtholder Willem V. When the Patriots came to power in 1787, they sent the civic guard to Kattenburg. On 30 May 1787, a fight broke out at the Kattenburg Bridge between the two parties, during which the Orangists raised the bridge. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Military Affairs, Civic Guards, Historical Prints.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineVerovering van de Kattenburgerbrug te Amsterdam op 30 mei 1787. 1787 - 1789. Carel Jacob de Huyser. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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