Vlieter Incident
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The Vlieter Incident was a 1799 episode during the French Revolutionary Wars in which the Dutch fleet surrendered without a fight to the British, significantly aiding the Anglo-Russian campaign in the Netherlands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vlieter Incident canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in the French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
military incident ⓘ naval surrender ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Dutch navy of the Republic
ⓘ
surface form:
Batavian Navy
Batavian Republic ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| category |
1799 in the Netherlands
ⓘ
Naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ Naval history of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| cause |
low morale in the Batavian fleet
ⓘ
mutiny and Orangist sympathies among Batavian crews ⓘ |
| commander |
Adam Duncan
ⓘ
Andrew Mitchell ⓘ Samuel Story ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| country | Batavian Republic ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Batavian Republic ⓘ |
| date | 1799-08-30 ⓘ |
| effect |
capture of the Batavian fleet by Britain
ⓘ
loss of Batavian naval assets ⓘ significant aid to the Anglo-Russian campaign in the Netherlands ⓘ strengthening of British naval power ⓘ |
| fleetAcceptedSurrender | British fleet ⓘ |
| fleetSurrendered | Batavian fleet ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary era ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| location |
De Vlieter
ⓘ
Marsdiep ⓘ North Sea ⓘ |
| namedAfter | De Vlieter sandbank ⓘ |
| noShotsFired | true ⓘ |
| notableFor |
political divisions within the Batavian Republic
ⓘ
surrender of an entire fleet without engagement ⓘ |
| opponentOf | French First Republic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Russian invasion of Holland
|
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Russian invasion of the Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglo-Russian expedition to the Netherlands
Battle of Camperdown ⓘ Orangist uprising in the Batavian Republic ⓘ |
| result | surrender of the Batavian fleet to the British without a fight ⓘ |
| shipTypeInvolved |
frigates
ⓘ
ships of the line ⓘ |
| successorStateOfCapturedFleet | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| year | 1799 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.