Kettle War
1784 military incident in Europe / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Kettle War (Dutch: Keteloorlog or Marmietenoorlog) was a military confrontation between the troops of the Holy Roman Empire and the Republic of the Seven Netherlands on 8 October 1784. It was named the Kettle War because the only shot fired hit a soup kettle.[1]
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Part of the Patriottentijd | |||||||||
A lithograph of the engagement between Dolfijn and Le Louis | |||||||||
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Austria | Dutch Republic | ||||||||
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Joseph II | William V | ||||||||
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2 warships 1 merchant ship | 1 warship | ||||||||
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1 merchant ship captured | None |
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