Raid on Batavia (1806)
The Raid on Batavia of 27 November 1806 was an attempt by a large British naval force to destroy the Dutch squadron based on Java in the Dutch East Indies that posed a threat to British shipping in the Straits of Malacca. The British admiral in command of the eastern Indian Ocean, Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, led a force of four ships of the line, two frigates and brig to the capital of Java at Batavia (later renamed Djakarta), in search of the squadron, which was reported to consist of a number of Dutch ships of the line and several smaller vessels. However the largest Dutch ships had already sailed eastwards towards Griessie over a month earlier, and Pellew only discovered the frigate Phoenix and a number of smaller warships in the bay, all of which were driven ashore by their crews r
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Raid on Batavia (1806)
The Raid on Batavia of 27 November 1806 was an attempt by a large British naval force to destroy the Dutch squadron based on Java in the Dutch East Indies that posed a threat to British shipping in the Straits of Malacca. The British admiral in command of the eastern Indian Ocean, Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, led a force of four ships of the line, two frigates and brig to the capital of Java at Batavia (later renamed Djakarta), in search of the squadron, which was reported to consist of a number of Dutch ships of the line and several smaller vessels. However the largest Dutch ships had already sailed eastwards towards Griessie over a month earlier, and Pellew only discovered the frigate Phoenix and a number of smaller warships in the bay, all of which were driven ashore by their crews r
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De aanval op Batavia in 1806 w ...... n tijdens de aanval op Gresik.
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The Raid on Batavia of 27 Nove ...... ely ended the war in the east.
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One killed, four wounded
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22px|link=Kingdom of Holland
United Kingdom
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1806-11-27
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British victory
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Fourships of the line, twofrigatesand abrig
FrigatePhoenix, eight small warships and support from gun batteries on shore
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24.403.427
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A painting by Thomas Whitcombe depicting Batavia harbour in 1806.
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Casualties unknown, Phoenix, s ...... d two merchant ships captured.
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Rear-Admiral Hartsinck
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De aanval op Batavia in 1806 w ...... or zou Engeland een vrije door
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The Raid on Batavia of 27 Nove ...... driven ashore by their crews r
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Aanval op Batavia
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Raid on Batavia (1806)
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Raid on Batavia
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