Raid on Griessie
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The raid on Griessie was a British attack on the port of Griessie in the Dutch East Indies in December 1807 during the Java campaign of 1806–1807. It was the final action in a series of engagements fo
The British raid on Batavia, which preceded the raid on Griessie
1804 portrait of Sir Edward Pellew
Raid on Batavia (1806)
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The raid on Batavia was a successful attempt by a large Royal Navy force to destroy the Dutch navy squadron based in Java on 27 November 1806 during the Java campaign of 1806–1807. The British Command
Raid on Griessie
…principal Javan port of Batavia. In mid-1806, British frigates reconnoitred Javan waters and captured two Dutch frigates, encouraging Pellew to lead a major attack on Batavia that destroyed the last Dutch frigate and several smaller warships. Before the Batavia raid, Dutch Vice-Admiral Pieter Hartsinck had ordered…
The action of 18 October 1806, which preceded the raid on Batavia
Illustration of Fleetwood Pellew (right) during the raid