The capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder on the night of 23 January 1795 presents a rare occurrence of an interaction between warships and cavalry, in which a French Revolutionary Hussar regiment
The prize of the Dutch fleet, stopped by ice in the Texel sea in the winter of 1795 Charles Mozin, 1836
Capture of the Dutch fleet by the French cavalry
Jan Willem de Winter
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Jan Willem de Winter was a Dutch military officer and diplomat who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is best known for commanding the Batavian Navy fleet which was defeated by
Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder
…new Republic against the British. The winter of 1794–1795 was exceptionally cold, causing the Zuiderzee to freeze. Pichegru ordered General of Brigade Jan Willem de Winter to lead a squadron of the 8th Hussar Regiment to Den Helder. De Winter had been serving with the French since 1787, and would later command the Dutch…
Portret van admiraal Jan Willem de Winter, RP P 1906 3418
De Winter giving his sword to Adam Duncan at the Battle of Camperdown