Battle of Muizenberg
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The Battle of Muizenberg was a 1795 military engagement near Cape Town in which British forces seized control of the Cape Colony from the Dutch during the French Revolutionary Wars.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Batavian Republic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| combatantControlledAfterBattle | Cape Colony by Great Britain ⓘ |
| conflict | French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ |
| conflictType | international war battle ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Dutch Cape Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 1795 ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Sail
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | British occupation of Cape Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause |
French Revolutionary Wars power struggle
ⓘ
fear of French control over Dutch territories ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | transfer of Cape Colony from Dutch to British control ⓘ |
| hasTemporalLocation | 18th century ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | French Revolutionary era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involved |
British land forces
ⓘ
British naval forces ⓘ Cape burgher militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Dutch colonial forces ⓘ |
| isIn | South Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Muizenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ near Cape Town ⓘ |
| militaryObjective | seizure of Cape Colony from Dutch control ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Muizenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
British seizure of a key resupply station on the route to India
ⓘ
beginning of permanent British control over the Cape (after later reconquest) ⓘ |
| partOf |
British invasions of the Cape Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | British decision to secure the Cape against French influence ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | British forces vs Dutch forces ⓘ |
| region | Western Cape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result |
British seizure of the Cape Colony
ⓘ
British victory ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of the Cape sea route between Europe and Asia
ⓘ
control of the sea route to the East Indies ⓘ |
| theatre | Cape Colony campaign of the French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfConflict |
colonial battle
ⓘ
naval–land engagement ⓘ |
| year | 1795 ⓘ |
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