British Capture the Entire Dutch Fleet: Without a Battle
The entire Dutch fleet was captured at anchor in the Texel Roads in 1799 by British forces that rode their horses across the sandbanks at low tide and took the ships by boarding. Thirteen ships of the line. Surrendered without a significant fight. The sailors on board had no orders to resist. It remains one of the only times in naval history that a cavalry charge captured a fleet.
August 30, 1799
227 years ago
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Ralph Abercromby
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Charles Mitchell
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