Navy of the Kingdom of Holland
| Navy of the Kingdom of Holland | |
|---|---|
| Marine van het Koninkrijk Holland | |
The navy's ensign from 1807 to 1813 | |
| Active | 1806–1813 |
| Country | Kingdom of Holland |
| Branch | Navy |
| Engagements | |
| Commanders | |
| Notable commanders | Carel Hendrik Ver Huell Jan Willem de Winter Jan Hendrik van Kinsbergen Gerrit Verdooren van Asperen Pieter Hartsinck Arnold Adriaan Buyskes |
The navy of the Kingdom of Holland (Dutch: marine van het Koninkrijk Holland) existed from 1806 to 1813. Founded in June 1806 after Napoleon transformed the Batavian Commonwealth into a kingdom ruled by his brother Louis Bonaparte, the navy inherited its ships from the Batavian Navy, which had been severely weakened by mutinies and British naval attacks. Most of the kingdom's navy was blockaded in European ports by the Royal Navy, and its Dutch East Indies squadron was destroyed in the British Java campaign of 1806–1807. Napoleon annexed Holland into France in 1810, though its navy was not incorporated into the French navy and continued to exist until the Royal Netherlands Navy was founded in 1813.