The Dutch Water Line used flooding to obstruct an invading army. Fortified towns guarded routes around the water with heavy artillery. An attacker trying to cross by boat would face Dutch small craft and mobile artillery. These defenses formed part of the wider war burden that limited the personnel and logistical support available for the Mediterranean expedition.
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The Dutch Water Line turns flooding into a defensive system
Flooding, fortified routes, small boats, and mobile artillery formed a Dutch defensive system while the wider war strained naval resources.