 Dutch officers in a guardroom while one holds a map of Flanders, by Cornelis Troost between 1730-1750 | |
| Signed |
|
|---|---|
| Effective | 15 November 1715 |
| Condition | In order to help defend against French invasion, Dutch troops occupy fortresses within the Austrian Netherlands and share the costs with Austria. |
| Expiration | 1781 |
| 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/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.