Action of 18 October 1806
The Action of 18 October 1806 was a minor naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars, fought between the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Caroline and a Dutch squadron at the entrance to Batavia harbour on Java in the Dutch East Indies. During the battle the Dutch frigate Maria Riggersbergen was left unsupported by the remainder of the squadron and, isolated, was forced to surrender. Captain Peter Rainier, the British commander, was subsequently free to remove his prize from within sight of the Dutch port when the remainder of the Dutch squadron refused to engage Caroline and their crews deliberately grounded the ships to avoid capture. He also returned many prisoners taken previously in a captured brig.
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Action of 18 October 1806
The Action of 18 October 1806 was a minor naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars, fought between the British Royal Navy frigate HMS Caroline and a Dutch squadron at the entrance to Batavia harbour on Java in the Dutch East Indies. During the battle the Dutch frigate Maria Riggersbergen was left unsupported by the remainder of the squadron and, isolated, was forced to surrender. Captain Peter Rainier, the British commander, was subsequently free to remove his prize from within sight of the Dutch port when the remainder of the Dutch squadron refused to engage Caroline and their crews deliberately grounded the ships to avoid capture. He also returned many prisoners taken previously in a captured brig.
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The Action of 18 October 1806 ...... s in the East were eliminated.
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Nine killed, 12 wounded. Four Dutch prisoners aboard were also killed.
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22px|link=Kingdom of Holland
United Kingdom
date
1806-10-18
place of military conflict
result
British victory
strength
FrigateHMS Caroline
FrigateMaria Riggersbergenand four smaller ships
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23,918,002
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727,589,302
Caption
Capture of the Maria Riggersbergen, Octr. 18th 1806
Thomas Whitcombe, 1817
casualties
commander
Captain Claas Jager
Captain Peter Rainier
subject
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The Action of 18 October 1806 ...... previously in a captured brig.
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Action of 18 October 1806
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Action of 18 October 1806
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