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Münster as a Garrison
Münster as a garrison through the ages is the subject of this focus. The following account ranges from the medieval city fortress, through Münster as an important military site of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster (1672 - 1803) and—after a Napoleonic or French intermezzo—up to the role of the city of Münster as the military center of the Prussian province of…
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The Prince-Bishopric Period in the Era of Absolutism (1661 – 1802). Part 2: The 18th Century.
The following outlines the development of the military in the prince-bishopric in the 18th century up to its dissolution at the beginning of the 19th century; at the same time it also presents the conditions in Münster as a garrison town.
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The Napoleonic Intermezzo (1806 – 1813/14)
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The Early Period – from the Town's Formation to the Thirty Years' War
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The Prince-Bishopric Era in the Sign of Absolutism (1661 – 1802). 1st Part. The 17th Century.
The following presents the army of the Prince-Bishopric of Münster in the 17th century, i.e. primarily the military organization of the Münster Prince-Bishop Christoph Bernhard von Galen (1650–78). His conflict with the city of Münster is given considerable attention here as well.
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The City of Münster as a Royal Prussian Garrison 1813 - 1918
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Bruno Haas-Tenckhoff, The Prince-Bishopric of Münster's Military in the 18th Century.
Source: Westfalen 1930, pp. 141 ff.
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From medieval municipal military affairs to the Royal Prussian garrison
This special focus recalls the military-historical tradition of the city of Münster, which, since gaining city status, predominantly and from the 17th century onward permanently housed soldiers and, before 1914, was one of the largest garrisons in the German Empire. By way of example for other German garrisons, the development of the author's hometown as a garrison will be presented from the city's defense by its citizenry up to the end of the First World War and the end of the Empire.