Forces the garrison to surrender after surrounding and bombarding Maastricht.
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Maastricht in Netherlands. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Forces the garrison to surrender after surrounding and bombarding Maastricht.
Opens the Dutch siege during his campaign along the Meuse.
Directs national resistance during the opening phase of the invasion.
Commands Dutch forces as Germany attacks Maastricht and the Meuse crossings.
Guides negotiations establishing the framework for European Union.
Hosts the European Council that reaches agreement on the new treaty.
Represents Netherlands as leaders open the final round of bargaining over European Union.
Concludes Netherlands's diplomatic work on the political pillar of the Maastricht settlement.
Backs the monetary-union provisions included in Netherlands's Maastricht settlement.
Commits the Netherlands to the treaty's monetary-union framework.
Signs the Treaty on European Union for the Netherlands as Foreign Minister.
Signs the Treaty on European Union for the Netherlands as Finance Minister.
Participates in the formal Maastricht ceremony completing the negotiated treaty.
Provenance
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