138:
174:
186:
153:
73:
964:. The French authorities had also been taken by surprise by the uprising, and were consequently unprepared: the forces they deployed were inadequate to face the much larger British armies operating in Ireland at the time. News of this defeat had still not reach the continent by October, when a second French invasion force set out. Closely watched by the Royal Navy as soon as it left
1086:
King's fire was heavy, but Pletz resisted, responding with his own cannon and continuing his attempts to escape. For half an hour the engagement continued, the distance between the ships varying as Pletz attempted to manoeuvre out of King's range. The
British crew were better gunners than the Dutch,
1035:
had been stationed off the Texel to watch for Dutch movements and intercept any ships of smaller or equal size entering or leaving the waterway. Although van Neirop's squadron outnumbered King's ship, the
British vessel was much larger and faster, and the Dutch were also hampered by their position:
975:
The Dutch had also been persuaded to send reinforcements to the United
Irishmen during the rebellion, but like the French they were unprepared for the sudden uprising and their contributions were not ready until 24 October. Two Dutch ships had been ordered to take on troops and supplies: the 36-gun
860:. Although the rebellion had been defeated a month earlier, word of the British victory had not yet reached the European continent, and the Dutch force was intended to supplement a larger French squadron sent earlier in October. The French had already been defeated at the
889:
was only able to ineffectively reply. Within half an hour she too had surrendered. Both ships were taken to
Britain, repaired and commissioned in the Royal Navy. The defeat ended the last effort by the continental nations to land soldiers in
1554:
922:
in 1793, the organisation was declared illegal and driven under cover, many of its senior members going into exile in Europe or
America. These men continued to call for armed resistance to the British government, and in 1796 persuaded the
526:
536:
933:, a large scale invasion of Ireland. The expedition was a disaster, with thousands of French soldiers drowned without a single man successfully landed. Subsequently, the French-controlled government of the
519:
512:
1107:
and one man wounded. At approximately 17:30, Pletz surrendered, having lost eight dead and 14 wounded and with his ship badly damaged. King transferred the prisoners and placed a prize crew on
992:
under
Captain Meindert van Neirop, who assumed command of the expedition. Although both ships were small and poorly armed, each carried a number of French soldiers for service in Ireland,
875:
discovered the Dutch ships early on 24 October, when they were separated by 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) and thus unable to mutually support one another. Targeting the smaller ship,
433:
1559:
1000:
122. In addition, the ships carried over 6,000 stands of arms and large quantities of other military stores with which to arm the Irish irregular forces that they expected to meet.
251:
1147:
under the same name. The corvette was regraded and the number of guns aboard were reduced to 20 as her frame was not deemed strong enough to carry 24. Richard King remained in
463:
468:
458:
267:
1549:
1123:
The capture of the Dutch ships was the end of the final attempt by a continental nation to land troops in
Ireland during the French Revolutionary Wars and the
1574:
960:
troops rapidly defeated the Irish armies and the last resistance was brought to an end in
September with the surrender of a small French force at the
244:
625:
340:
443:
704:
1008:
Departing on the night of 23/24 October, the Dutch ships made rapid progress and at 08:00 were 30 nautical miles (56 km) northwest of the
1469:
1047:
and thus would have to sail into the wind to link with Pletz's ship. King rapidly closed with the corvette, avoiding contact with the larger
1083:
unable to escape the faster
British ship, which steadily gained during the afternoon until at 17:00 was within range of the Dutch frigate.
237:
725:
680:
410:
1079:, which was attempting to flee to the west and had nearly disappeared over the horizon. For the rest of the day the pursuit continued,
493:
1530:
1503:
1439:
1409:
1345:
694:
18:
942:
879:, King was able to outrun her in an hour and force her to surrender without a fight. Turning his attention on the larger vessel,
956:, a widespread uprising across Ireland. The Rebellion took the British authorities by surprise, but the introduction of regular
1427:
660:
775:
745:
1036:
the two ships were more than 2 nautical miles (3.7 km) apart, too far to offer mutual support against their opponent.
1024:
868:
608:
555:
488:
473:
335:
325:
285:
178:
1023:, a new ship of 1,049 long tons (1,066 t), rated as 38-guns but actually carrying 44. She was commanded by Captain
670:
400:
941:, was persuaded to make an attempt on Ireland in October 1797, but their fleet was intercepted and defeated by Admiral
1457:
780:
665:
635:
330:
864:
and the Dutch suffered a similar outcome, both ships defeated in turn by the larger and better armed
British vessel.
630:
1564:
929:
911:
795:
765:
425:
300:
261:
826:
790:
714:
685:
618:
592:
541:
405:
64:
420:
395:
355:
143:
1067:
would have been futile. King despatched boats containing a prize crew and removed most of the prisoners from
1569:
953:
918:
with the stated goal of removing British government control from Ireland. When Britain went to war with the
857:
675:
650:
645:
603:
385:
295:
770:
640:
613:
582:
571:
560:
483:
478:
350:
980:
969:
961:
919:
861:
750:
735:
365:
315:
310:
280:
760:
390:
1333:
946:
730:
709:
699:
448:
1162:
915:
880:
453:
415:
375:
370:
1388:
1275:
1155:
891:
785:
740:
360:
345:
320:
290:
504:
1526:
1509:
1499:
1475:
1465:
1445:
1435:
1415:
1405:
1380:
1351:
1341:
1017:
934:
903:
846:
807:
802:
158:
1372:
1152:
924:
380:
81:
72:
1124:
1013:
655:
305:
1492:
1487:
1063:
had not attempted to come to the flagship's aid and resistance against the much larger
952:
In May 1798, the arrest of a number of the leaders of the United Irishmen provoked the
938:
1543:
965:
834:
587:
229:
957:
853:
438:
1278:
841:
within hours of leaving port, 30 nautical miles (56 km) northwest of the
830:
1449:
1384:
1363:
Come, Donald R. (Winter 1952). "French Threat to British Shores, 1793–1798".
852:. Both Dutch vessels were carrying large quantities of military supplies and
33:
20:
1513:
1479:
1419:
1355:
838:
109:
1104:
986:
885:, King rapidly overhauled her as well and opened a heavy fire, to which
1392:
1059:
and fired a gun at her, prompting van Neirop to immediately surrender.
977:
914:. Crossing social and religious boundaries, this organisation embraced
907:
1555:
Naval battles of the French Revolutionary Wars involving Great Britain
856:, reinforcements for the French and Irish forces participating in the
1092:
1376:
1338:
The Royal Navy, A History from the Earliest Times to 1900, Volume IV
1087:
and the musketry of the French soldiers aboard had little effect on
1075:. Once the prize was secure, King immediately set off in pursuit of
1462:
The Year of Liberty: The Story of the Great Irish Rebellion of 1798
1095:
to be effective. As a result, damage and casualties mounted aboard
1016:. Within sight of the Dutch ships however was the British frigate
1009:
842:
105:
1112:
508:
233:
972:: fewer than a third of the French ships returned to France.
1523:
The Star Captains, Frigate Command in the Napoleonic Wars
894:, and signified the last action of the Irish Rebellion.
1432:
The Naval History of Great Britain, Volume 2, 1797–1799
78:
Capture of the Furie & Waakzaamheid, Oct. 23rd 1798
48:
Minor naval engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars
968:, the squadron was defeated on 12 October 1798 at the
1027:, who had participated in the campaign against the
1491:
1091:as the range between the ships was too great for
985:under Captain Bartholomeus Pletz and the 24-gun
906:in 1789, a political organisation was formed in
1103:was barely touched, only one shot striking the
1039:King's first target was the smaller and slower
57:
1560:Naval battles involving the Batavian Republic
520:
245:
8:
1151:until 1802, and subsequently commanded the
837:. The Dutch ships were intercepted in the
527:
513:
505:
252:
238:
230:
54:
1235:
1233:
1231:
1135:were both purchased for the Royal Navy,
1494:Geoffrey Regan's Book of Naval Blunders
1283:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
1261:
1259:
1249:
1247:
1245:
1173:
1550:Battles of the Irish Rebellion of 1798
7:
1111:before returning to his base at the
825:was a minor naval engagement of the
14:
1575:Military history of the North Sea
1464:(Rev. ed.). London: Abacus.
1139:returned to her pre-war name of
1012:, sailing westwards towards the
184:
172:
151:
136:
71:
1400:Gardiner, Robert, ed. (2001) .
1071:, placing them below decks on
1:
833:frigate and two ships of the
489:Italian campaign of 1796-1797
829:, fought between a British
1591:
912:Society of United Irishmen
263:War of the First Coalition
1434:. Conway Maritime Press.
1402:Fleet Battle and Blockade
827:French Revolutionary Wars
823:action of 24 October 1798
551:
469:Rhine campaign of 1793–94
276:
209:
194:
165:
128:
87:
70:
65:French Revolutionary Wars
62:
58:Action of 24 October 1798
1043:, which was windward of
631:Croisière du Grand Hiver
1161:, participating at the
1051:as he did so. At 09:00
954:Irish Rebellion of 1798
858:Irish Rebellion of 1798
1525:. Chatham Publishing.
1340:. Chatham Publishing.
845:, by the British ship
484:Rhine campaign of 1796
479:Rhine campaign of 1795
444:Mediterranean campaign
166:Commanders and leaders
34:53.099528°N 4.808667°E
1521:Wareham, Tom (2001).
1334:Clowes, William Laird
970:Battle of Tory Island
962:Battle of Ballinamuck
916:republican principles
862:Battle of Tory Island
210:Casualties and losses
1127:that followed them.
1029:Expédition d'Irlande
947:Battle of Camperdown
930:Expédition d'Irlande
651:Cornwallis's Retreat
95:24 October 1798
1404:. Caxton Editions.
1279:"King, Sir Richard"
1163:Battle of Trafalgar
1031:two years earlier.
464:East Indies Theatre
454:War of the Pyrenees
224:1 corvette captured
222:1 frigate captured
190:Meindert van Neirop
39:53.099528; 4.808667
30: /
996:embarking 165 and
761:Croisière de Bruix
726:Îles Saint-Marcouf
544:Revolutionary Wars
1565:Conflicts in 1798
1498:. Andre Deutsch.
1471:978-0-349-11252-7
1115:with his prizes.
935:Batavian Republic
904:French Revolution
816:
815:
746:St. George's Caye
687:Droits de l'Homme
502:
501:
494:Anglo-Spanish War
474:Atlantic campaign
459:Italian campaigns
449:War in the Vendée
434:Flanders campaign
228:
227:
159:Batavian Republic
124:
123:
1582:
1536:
1517:
1497:
1483:
1458:Pakenham, Thomas
1453:
1423:
1396:
1365:Military Affairs
1359:
1321:
1318:
1312:
1311:Gardiner, p. 115
1309:
1303:
1300:
1294:
1293:
1291:
1289:
1272:
1266:
1263:
1254:
1251:
1240:
1237:
1226:
1223:
1217:
1214:
1208:
1205:
1199:
1196:
1190:
1187:
1181:
1178:
1153:ship of the line
925:French Directory
695:Cape St. Vincent
546:
529:
522:
515:
506:
271:
264:
254:
247:
240:
231:
189:
188:
187:
177:
176:
175:
161:
157:
155:
154:
146:
142:
140:
139:
89:
88:
82:Thomas Whitcombe
75:
55:
45:
44:
42:
41:
40:
35:
31:
28:
27:
26:
23:
1590:
1589:
1585:
1584:
1583:
1581:
1580:
1579:
1540:
1539:
1533:
1520:
1506:
1488:Regan, Geoffrey
1486:
1472:
1456:
1442:
1426:
1412:
1399:
1377:10.2307/1982368
1362:
1348:
1332:
1329:
1324:
1320:Wareham, p. 129
1319:
1315:
1310:
1306:
1301:
1297:
1287:
1285:
1276:Laughton, J. K.
1274:
1273:
1269:
1264:
1257:
1252:
1243:
1238:
1229:
1224:
1220:
1215:
1211:
1206:
1202:
1197:
1193:
1188:
1184:
1180:Pakenham, p. 27
1179:
1175:
1171:
1125:Napoleonic Wars
1121:
1055:came alongside
1014:English Channel
1006:
937:, formerly the
920:French Republic
900:
854:French soldiers
819:
818:
817:
812:
547:
543:
539:
535:
533:
503:
498:
430:
272:
262:
260:
258:
223:
221:
219:
204:
185:
183:
173:
171:
152:
150:
149:
137:
135:
134:
120:British victory
112:
80:
76:
49:
38:
36:
32:
29:
24:
21:
19:
17:
16:
12:
11:
5:
1588:
1586:
1578:
1577:
1572:
1570:1798 in Europe
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1542:
1541:
1538:
1537:
1531:
1518:
1504:
1484:
1470:
1454:
1440:
1428:James, William
1424:
1410:
1397:
1360:
1346:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1322:
1313:
1304:
1302:Clowes, p. 517
1295:
1267:
1255:
1241:
1239:Clowes, p. 516
1227:
1218:
1209:
1200:
1191:
1182:
1172:
1170:
1167:
1120:
1117:
1005:
1002:
939:Dutch Republic
927:to launch the
902:Following the
899:
896:
814:
813:
811:
810:
805:
800:
799:
798:
793:
783:
778:
773:
768:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
691:
690:
678:
673:
668:
663:
658:
653:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
616:
611:
606:
601:
590:
585:
580:
569:
558:
552:
549:
548:
534:
532:
531:
524:
517:
509:
500:
499:
497:
496:
491:
486:
481:
476:
471:
466:
461:
456:
451:
446:
441:
436:
429:
428:
423:
418:
413:
408:
403:
398:
393:
388:
383:
378:
373:
368:
363:
358:
353:
348:
343:
338:
333:
328:
323:
318:
313:
308:
303:
298:
293:
288:
283:
277:
274:
273:
259:
257:
256:
249:
242:
234:
226:
225:
216:
212:
211:
207:
206:
201:
197:
196:
192:
191:
181:
168:
167:
163:
162:
147:
131:
130:
126:
125:
122:
121:
118:
114:
113:
103:
101:
97:
96:
93:
85:
84:
68:
67:
60:
59:
53:
52:
47:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1587:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1547:
1545:
1534:
1532:1-86176-169-4
1528:
1524:
1519:
1515:
1511:
1507:
1505:0-233-99978-7
1501:
1496:
1495:
1489:
1485:
1481:
1477:
1473:
1467:
1463:
1459:
1455:
1451:
1447:
1443:
1441:0-85177-906-9
1437:
1433:
1429:
1425:
1421:
1417:
1413:
1411:1-84067-363-X
1407:
1403:
1398:
1394:
1390:
1386:
1382:
1378:
1374:
1371:(4): 174–88.
1370:
1366:
1361:
1357:
1353:
1349:
1347:1-86176-013-2
1343:
1339:
1335:
1331:
1330:
1326:
1317:
1314:
1308:
1305:
1299:
1296:
1284:
1280:
1277:
1271:
1268:
1265:James, p. 240
1262:
1260:
1256:
1253:James, p. 241
1250:
1248:
1246:
1242:
1236:
1234:
1232:
1228:
1225:James, p. 144
1222:
1219:
1213:
1210:
1207:Smith, p. 141
1204:
1201:
1195:
1192:
1186:
1183:
1177:
1174:
1168:
1166:
1164:
1160:
1159:
1154:
1150:
1146:
1142:
1138:
1134:
1130:
1126:
1118:
1116:
1114:
1110:
1106:
1102:
1098:
1094:
1090:
1084:
1082:
1078:
1074:
1070:
1066:
1062:
1058:
1054:
1050:
1046:
1042:
1037:
1034:
1030:
1026:
1022:
1021:
1015:
1011:
1003:
1001:
999:
995:
991:
988:
984:
983:
979:
973:
971:
967:
963:
959:
955:
950:
948:
944:
940:
936:
932:
931:
926:
921:
917:
913:
909:
905:
897:
895:
893:
888:
884:
883:
878:
874:
870:
865:
863:
859:
855:
851:
850:
844:
840:
836:
835:Batavian Navy
832:
828:
824:
809:
806:
804:
801:
797:
794:
792:
789:
788:
787:
784:
782:
779:
777:
774:
772:
769:
767:
764:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
721:
717:
713:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
696:
693:
689:
688:
684:
683:
682:
679:
677:
674:
672:
669:
667:
666:Levant Convoy
664:
662:
659:
657:
654:
652:
649:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
636:Gulf of Roses
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
621:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
600:
599:
595:
591:
589:
586:
584:
581:
579:
578:
574:
570:
568:
567:
563:
559:
557:
554:
553:
550:
545:
538:
537:Naval battles
530:
525:
523:
518:
516:
511:
510:
507:
495:
492:
490:
487:
485:
482:
480:
477:
475:
472:
470:
467:
465:
462:
460:
457:
455:
452:
450:
447:
445:
442:
440:
437:
435:
432:
431:
427:
424:
422:
419:
417:
414:
412:
409:
407:
404:
402:
399:
397:
394:
392:
389:
387:
384:
382:
379:
377:
374:
372:
369:
367:
364:
362:
359:
357:
354:
352:
349:
347:
344:
342:
339:
337:
334:
332:
329:
327:
324:
322:
319:
317:
314:
312:
309:
307:
304:
302:
299:
297:
294:
292:
289:
287:
284:
282:
279:
278:
275:
269:
265:
255:
250:
248:
243:
241:
236:
235:
232:
217:
214:
213:
208:
202:
199:
198:
193:
182:
180:
170:
169:
164:
160:
148:
145:
144:Great Britain
133:
132:
127:
119:
116:
115:
111:
107:
102:
99:
98:
94:
91:
90:
86:
83:
79:
74:
69:
66:
61:
56:
51:
46:
43:
1522:
1493:
1461:
1431:
1401:
1368:
1364:
1337:
1316:
1307:
1298:
1286:. Retrieved
1282:
1270:
1221:
1216:Regan, p. 88
1212:
1203:
1198:Come, p. 186
1194:
1185:
1176:
1157:
1148:
1145:Waakzaamheid
1144:
1140:
1136:
1133:Waakzaamheid
1132:
1128:
1122:
1108:
1100:
1096:
1088:
1085:
1080:
1076:
1072:
1069:Waakzaamheid
1068:
1064:
1060:
1057:Waakzaamheid
1056:
1052:
1048:
1044:
1041:Waakzaamheid
1040:
1038:
1032:
1028:
1025:Richard King
1019:
1007:
998:Waakzaamheid
997:
993:
990:Waakzaamheid
989:
981:
974:
958:British Army
951:
928:
901:
886:
881:
877:Waakzaamheid
876:
872:
869:Richard King
866:
848:
822:
820:
766:Malta Convoy
755:
719:
715:
686:
676:Newfoundland
671:Saldanha Bay
619:
597:
593:
576:
572:
565:
561:
386:Newfoundland
351:Altenkirchen
179:Richard King
129:Belligerents
77:
63:Part of the
50:
15:
1189:James, p. 4
943:Adam Duncan
751:Tory Island
736:Dives River
439:Chouannerie
220:14 wounded
37: /
1544:Categories
1327:References
1141:Wilhelmina
910:named the
898:Background
831:Royal Navy
781:Copenhagen
710:Camperdown
705:Santa Cruz
700:Jean-Rabel
646:April 1795
626:Den Helder
341:Den Helder
336:Guadeloupe
331:Martinique
301:Thionville
281:Porrentruy
205:1 corvette
203:1 frigate
22:53°05′58″N
1460:(2000) .
1450:255340498
1430:(2002) .
1385:3703-2240
1336:(1997) .
1165:in 1805.
1119:Aftermath
1099:although
839:North Sea
786:Algeciras
641:2nd Genoa
620:Alexander
588:1st Genoa
573:Embuscade
566:Cléopâtre
426:Diersheim
416:Fishguard
376:Neresheim
286:Quiévrain
218:8 killed
215:1 wounded
200:1 frigate
110:North Sea
25:4°48′31″E
1514:49892294
1490:(2001).
1480:59362609
1420:50264868
1356:59659759
1105:bowsprit
987:corvette
867:Captain
803:Boulogne
609:May 1794
604:Guernsey
594:Crescent
556:Sardinia
406:Biberach
401:2nd Kehl
391:Würzburg
366:1st Kehl
361:Kircheib
346:Siegburg
326:Sardinia
321:Jemappes
291:Marquain
195:Strength
100:Location
1393:1982368
1158:Achille
1093:muskets
978:frigate
945:at the
908:Ireland
892:Ireland
771:Dunkirk
720:Hercule
681:Ireland
598:Réunion
540:of the
421:Neuwied
411:Ireland
396:Limburg
356:Wetzlar
1529:
1512:
1502:
1478:
1468:
1448:
1438:
1418:
1408:
1391:
1383:
1354:
1344:
1149:Sirius
1101:Sirius
1089:Sirius
1073:Sirius
1065:Sirius
1053:Sirius
1033:Sirius
1020:Sirius
1004:Battle
873:Sirius
849:Sirius
731:Ostend
661:Hyères
614:Ushant
583:Toulon
577:Boston
562:Nymphe
542:French
381:Amberg
371:Malsch
296:Verdun
156:
141:
117:Result
1389:JSTOR
1288:5 May
1169:Notes
1137:Furie
1129:Furie
1109:Furie
1097:Furie
1081:Furie
1077:Furie
1061:Furie
1049:Furie
1045:Furie
1010:Texel
994:Furie
982:Furie
966:Brest
887:Furie
882:Furie
843:Texel
776:Malta
756:Texel
656:Groix
316:Mainz
311:Lille
306:Valmy
106:Texel
1527:ISBN
1510:OCLC
1500:ISBN
1476:OCLC
1466:ISBN
1446:OCLC
1436:ISBN
1416:OCLC
1406:ISBN
1381:ISSN
1352:OCLC
1342:ISBN
1290:2009
1156:HMS
1143:and
1131:and
1113:Nore
1018:HMS
847:HMS
821:The
808:Mahé
741:Nile
718:vs.
716:Mars
596:vs.
575:vs.
564:vs.
268:List
104:Off
92:Date
1373:doi
871:on
796:2nd
791:1st
1546::
1508:.
1474:.
1444:.
1414:.
1387:.
1379:.
1369:16
1367:.
1350:.
1281:.
1258:^
1244:^
1230:^
949:.
108:,
1535:.
1516:.
1482:.
1452:.
1422:.
1395:.
1375::
1358:.
1292:.
528:e
521:t
514:v
270:)
266:(
253:e
246:t
239:v
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
