Kettle War | |||||||||
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Part of the Patriottentijd | |||||||||
A lithograph of the engagement between Dolfijn and Le Louis | |||||||||
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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]