Lytse Pier Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 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. ;-) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horus Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt Bubbles Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 LOL, was that the only time the French beat us? Must be... Grtzzz Bubbles 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marecek05 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenEagleLeader Posted September 8, 2015 Share Posted September 8, 2015 The funny thing is that the French did not lose 1 Infantry man or Hussar during the whole entire fleet capture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodoreWesley Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldenEagleLeader Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodoreWesley Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattebubben Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 The Dutch players really need to watch it though. I hear the French have adopted a new secret weapon. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lytse Pier Posted September 10, 2015 Author Share Posted September 10, 2015 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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