Vlieter incident
Dutch surrender during the War of the Second Coalition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the Vlieter incident on 30 August 1799, a squadron of the Batavian Navy, commanded by Rear-Admiral Samuel Story, surrendered to the British navy. The incident occurred during the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland. It occurred in the tidal trench between Texel and the mainland that was known as De Vlieter, near Wieringen.
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Vlieter incident | |||||||
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Part of the Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland during the War of the Second Coalition | |||||||
Surrender of Samuel Story's Texel Squadron | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Great Britain | Batavian Republic | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Andrew Mitchell | Samuel Story | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
17 ships |
8 ships of the line 3 frigates 1 sloop | ||||||
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None |
8 ships of the line captured 3 frigates captured 1 sloop captured | ||||||
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