Defeating a fleet by cavalry charge

[Lytse Pier]

Don't say it isn't possible:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capture_of_the_Dutch_fleet_at_Den_Helder

 

Not our (Dutch) finest moment. ;-)

 

[Horus]

Not strictly speaking a charge, more of a "lets sneak up on them and get the grunts to do it." then back to the mess for a good laugh.

[Capt Bubbles]

LOL,

 

was that the only time the French beat us?

 

Must be...

 

Grtzzz Bubbles

[marecek05]

[GoldenEagleLeader]

The funny thing is that the French did not lose 1 Infantry man or Hussar during the whole entire fleet capture   

[CommodoreWesley]

Yeah, but this was also due to the majority of the Dutch population were in support of creating their own revolution, but with the failure of the Batavian Republic and then Napoleon's mistreatment of them, that mood shifted.

 

By the time of this event, the entire country was occupied with French Revolutionary forces, so...

 

I mean, really, this is just a surrender because the war was already lost, but the French want to glorify it as being a cavalry "charge", it probably happened very much differently than what the paintings say.

 

It's like claiming that every U-boat was captured by the British because of the armistice signed at the Treaty of Versailles after WWI requiring all U-boats to surrender immediately and sail to British home ports. 

[GoldenEagleLeader]

Yeah, but this was also due to the majority of the Dutch population were in support of creating their own revolution, but with the failure of the Batavian Republic and then Napoleon's mistreatment of them, that mood shifted.

 

By the time of this event, the entire country was occupied with French Revolutionary forces, so...

 

I mean, really, this is just a surrender because the war was already lost, but the French want to glorify it as being a cavalry "charge", it probably happened very much differently than what the paintings say.

 

It's like claiming that every U-boat was captured by the British because of the armistice signed at the Treaty of Versailles after WWI requiring all U-boats to surrender immediately and sail to British home ports. 

Very good point Commodore Wesley, You cannot always trust what the one-sided paintings of the actual event because a lot are usually over exaggerations of the real thing. Still though, it would be quite funny if instead of a surrender the Dutch actually fought and the French lost no one anyway.

[CommodoreWesley]

Don't worry, I just like studying history.  

 

There are just a lot of factors that you have to calculate, which give something like me as a history major something to do. 

[mattebubben]

The Dutch players really need to watch it though.

 

I hear the French have adopted a new secret weapon.

 

[Lytse Pier]

Sir, you just made me laugh so hard that my wife came to do a check up if I was not choking to death. 

 

The Dutch players really need to watch it though.

 

I hear the French have adopted a new secret weapon.