#OnThisDay 23 January 1795, a French hussar cavalry regiment captured 14 Dutch ships that were frozen at anchor in the 2-mile stretch between Den Helder & Texel island.
The cavalry moved across the frozen Zuiderzee bay & completed their unique capture of the Dutch fleet.
The cavalry moved across the frozen Zuiderzee bay & completed their unique capture of the Dutch fleet.
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The Dutch had been ordered to offer no resistance on the 21st Jan.
It is likely a parlay took place.
It has led to some of the most spectacular images of the era.