Barrier Treaty

Barrier Treaties
The Barrier Treaty of 1715, by Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger.
Signed
  • 29 October 1709
  • 29 January 1713
  • 15 November 1715
  • 30–31 January 1716
Effective15 November 1715
ConditionTo help defend against French invasion, Dutch troops occupy fortresses within the Austrian Netherlands and share the costs with Austria.
Expiration1781
Signatories
Veurne
Knokke
Ypres
Menen
Tournai
Mons
Dendermonde
Namur
Locations of barrier fortresses as agreed in 1715, shown on a map of modern Belgium

The Barrier Treaties (Dutch: Barrièretraktaat or Barrièreverdrag; French: traités de la Barrière) were a series of agreements signed and ratified between 1709 and 1715 that created a buffer zone between the Dutch Republic and France by allowing the Dutch to occupy a number of fortresses in the Habsburg Netherlands, ruled by the Spanish or the Austrians. The treaties were cancelled by Austria in 1781.

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