A lithograph of the engagement between Dolfijn and Le Louis
Date
8 October 1784
Location
River Scheldt
Result
Status quo ante bellum
Treaty of Fontainebleau
Territorial changes
None
Belligerents
Austria
Dutch Republic
Commanders and leaders
Joseph II
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]
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