Kettle War
| 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 | |||||||||
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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 forces of both the Habsburg monarchy 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.