Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder
Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder was a battle fought on 23 January 1795 in what is now Netherlands. It was part of the War of the First Coalition, which ran from 1792 to 1797. The recorded result: French victory. Recorded strength: 1 hussar regiment; 1 infantry battalion against 5 ships of the line; 3 frigates; 6 corvettes; 4 cutters.
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Aquarelle peinte par Léon Morel-Fatio représentant la capture de la flotte Hollandaise au Helder le 23 Janvier 1795. Antoine Léon Morel-Fatio, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons .
Fought 23 January 1795
Where Netherlands 52.958N, 4.759E
Outcome French victory
Belligerents France against Dutch Republic
Where it sits in the War of the First Coalition Capture of Porrentruy, 1792 Battle of Marquain, 1792 Battle of Valmy, 1792 Siege de Lille, 1792 Siege of Mainz, 1792 Battle of Jemappes, 1792 Battle of Limburg, 1792 Siege of Mainz, 1793 Childers Incident, 1793 Siege of Maastricht, 1793 Battle of Aldenhoven (1793), 1793 Siege of Condé, 1793 Battle of Famars, 1793 Siege of Valenciennes, 1793 Battle of Arlon, 1793 Battle of Caesar's Camp, 1793 Siege of Landau, 1793 Siege of Le Quesnoy, 1793 Siege of Toulon, 1793 Battle of Hondschoote, 1793 Battle of Avesnes-le-Sec, 1793 Battle of Pirmasens, 1793 Battles near Rheinweiler and Hüningen, 1793 Battle of Méribel, 1793 Raid on Genoa, 1793 First Battle of Wissembourg, 1793 Siege of Fort-Louis, 1793 Battle of Gilette, 1793 Battle of Friedberg, 1793 Battle of Haguenau, 1793 Battle of Kaiserslautern, 1793 Battle of Froeschwiller, 1793 Battle of Wœrth, 1793 Second Battle of Wissembourg, 1793 Battle of Mainz, 1794 Siege of Le Quesnoy, 1794 Battle of Tiburon, 1794 Rich Boyyz, 1794 Battle of La Bombarde, 1794 Battle of Le Cateau, 1794 Battle of Tiburon, 1794 Siege of Landrecies, 1794 Second Battle of Saorgio, 1794 Battle of Mouscron, 1794 Battle at Courtrai, 1794 Battle of Grandreng, 1794 Battle of Tourcoing, 1794 Battle of Erquelinnes, 1794 Battle of Kaiserslautern, 1794 Battle of Kirrweiler, 1794 Battle of Port-Républicain, 1794 Battle of Gosselies, 1794 Siege of Ypres, 1794 Battle of Hooglede, 1794 Battle of Lambusart, 1794 Battle of Fleurus, 1794 Siege of Condé, 1794 Siege of Maastricht, 1794 Siege of Nijmegen, 1794 Siege of Venlo, 1794 Battle of Aldenhoven (1794), 1794 Battle of Léogane, 1794 Battle of Trutier, 1794 Battle of Tiburon, 1794 Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder, 1795 Battle of Mirebalais, 1795 Battle of Monte Settepani, 1795 Invasion of France, 1795 Second Battle of Verrettes, 1795 Battle of Petite-Rivière, 1795 Battle of Handschuhsheim, 1795 Battle of Höchst, 1795 Battle of Dondon (1795), 1795 Siege of Mannheim, 1795 Battle of Pfeddersheim, 1795 Battle of Loano, 1795 Battle of Millesimo, 1796 Second Battle of Dego, 1796 Battle of Siegburg, 1796 Battle of Altenkirchen, 1796 Battle of Wetzlar, 1796 Battle of Maudach, 1796 Battle of Kircheib, 1796 Battle of Kehl, 1796 Battle of Ettlingen, 1796 Battle of Les Irois, 1796 Battle of Neresheim, 1796 Battle of Amberg, 1796 Battle of Theiningen, 1796 Siege of Mantoue, 1796 Battle of Würzburg, 1796 Battle of Lavis, 1796 Battle of Bassano, 1796 Battle of Limburg, 1796 Battle of Schliengen, 1796 Siege of Hüningen, 1796 Expédition d'Irlande, 1796 Battle of Diersheim, 1797 Siege of Kehl, 1797 Battle of La Favorite, 1797 Siege of Mantua, 1797 Battle of Faenza, 1797 Battle of Fishguard, 1797 Battle of Valvasone, 1797 Battle of Jean-Rabel, 1797 Battle of Neuwied, 1797 1792 1797 Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder, 1795 106 placed engagements of the War of the First Coalition in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.
Record
Date 23 January 1795 Place Netherlands52.958N, 4.759E Kind Battle, Revolutionary and Napoleonic Strength 1 hussar regiment; 1 infantry battalion 5 ships of the line; 3 frigates; 6 corvettes; 4 cutters Casualties and losses None 5 ships of the line captured; 3 frigates captured; 6 corvettes captured; 4 cutters captured Commanders
Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder Battle of Callantsoog Battle of Krabbendam Action of 24 October 1798 Battle of Texel Battle of Texel Action of 24 October 1798 Battle of Texel Amsterdam The Hague Rotterdam Haarlem Groningen Leeuwarden Emden Arnhem 100 km 52.958N, 4.759E The recorded site, with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.
Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder is one of 2,009 engagements of the 18th century in the atlas and one of 237 in present-day Netherlands.
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Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q183447 , released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Capture of the Dutch fleet at Den Helder , revision 1375545394, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.
