Hidden Beneath The Waves: Remembering and Forgetting After The Relief of Leiden

This article analyzes the process of commemoration relating to the relief of Leiden. The siege and subsequent rescue of the city were pivotal moments in early years of the Dutch Revolt. As the Prince of Orange and the rebel forces could not save the city with traditional military maneuvers,they employed military inundations, or the intentional flooding of land,for tactical purposes.Over the course of two months the rebels flooded roughly half of southern Holland through dike breaches and the opening of sluices. This man-­‐made flood only carried the rebels so far, and it took a rain storm and... Mehr ...