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Kettle War
Part of the Patriottentijd

A lithograph of the engagement between Dolfijn and Le Louis
Date8 October 1784
Location
River Scheldt
Result

Status quo ante bellum

  • Treaty of Fontainebleau
Territorial
changes
None
Belligerents
Kettle War Austria Kettle War Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Kettle War Joseph II Kettle War William V
Strength
2 warships
1 merchant ship
1 warship
Casualties and losses
1 merchant ship captured None

The Kettle War (Dutch: Keteloorlog or Marmietenoorlog) was a military confrontation between the troops of the Holy Roman Empire and the Republic of the Seven Netherlands on 8 October 1784. It was named the Kettle War because the only shot fired hit a soup kettle.[1]

  1. ^ Multiple Authors (2013). Imperial Wars 1815–1914. Amber Books Ltd. p. 313. ISBN 978-1-78274-125-1.

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