1781 NETHERLANDS Doggerbank Battle ANTIQUE VINTAGE Dutch Silver Medal NGC i91589
Item: i91589 Authentic Medal of. MS 61 PL 4884467-009 INJVRIIS COACTA I G HOLTZHEY FEC. IN VADO ASELL V AVG MDCCLXXXI, Crowned woman in cape holding spear among medals on pedastals, lion rearing right above cicterns. IMMORTALIBUS BATAVVM GLORIAE VINDICIBUS SALOMON DEDEL I II VAN KINSBERGEN EQVES ADRIAAN BRAAK EV CUR STARINGH W J BARON BENTINCK WILDEM VAN BRAAM, Wreathed leaders of battle. The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle that took place on 5 August 1781 during the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, contemporaneously related to the American Revolutionary War, in the North Sea. It was a bloody encounter between a British squadron under Vice Admiral Sir Hyde Parker and a Dutch squadron under Vice Admiral Johan Zoutman, both of which were escorting convoys. In December 1780, Great Britain declared war on the Dutch Republic, drawing it militarily into the American War of Independence. The Dutch were politically in turmoil, and were consequently unable to mount any sort of effective actions against the British.
The result of this inaction was the collapse of their economically important trade. It was finally decided that a merchant fleet had to be launched. He immediately despatched his convoy toward the English coast, and ordered his line to give chase rather than prepare for battle.
Both 74 guns, were both relatively new and in good shape. The Dutch crews were inexperienced as they had not seen any significant action due to the British blockade. With a calm sea and a breeze from the north-east, Zoutman manoeuvred his line onto a port tack, heading south-east by east, and awaited Parker, who held the weather gage. When Parker raised the battle flag shortly before 08:00, for close action, the British fleet moved closer.Zoutman then also raised his flag and opened fire, raking the. Close action ensued, lasting for three hours and 40 minutes.
Around mid-morning, the Dutch merchantmen moved away from the action and headed back to Texel. His fleet dropped to leeward and manoeuvered to reform their line of battle.
By this point, both fleets began disengaging from the fighting and sailed for home. Fewer casualties were suffered, for example, in the battle of the Chesapeake, fought a month later between fleets more than twice as large. The British reported their losses at 104 killed and 339 wounded, while the Dutch reported their losses at 142 killed and 403 wounded. While Dutch losses from the battle were well documented, naval historian William Laird Clowes noted that certain unconfirmed reports suggested that the Dutch casualties were actually much higher, possibly reaching 1100 killed and wounded.
Slowly sank due to damage sustained during the battle after its conclusion. Came upon her, and her colours, which was kept flying, was captured and gifted to Parker as a spoil of war.
However strategically the battle was a British victory as the Dutch fleet retreated to Texel and did not leave harbour again during the war; in addition Dutch merchant trade remained crippled thanks to constant capture of their merchantmen by British privateers. At least one convoy did make it to the Baltic, but it flew under the Swedish flag and was accompanied by a Swedish frigate. He then resigned his command. The Kingdom of the Netherlands, commonly known as the Netherlands, is a sovereign state and constitutional monarchy with territory in western Europe and in the Caribbean. The four parts of the Kingdom - Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten and the Netherlands - are constituent countries (landen in Dutch) and participate on a basis of equality as partners in the Kingdom. In practice, however, most of the Kingdom affairs are administered by the Netherlands - which comprises roughly 98% of the Kingdom's land area and population - on behalf of the entire Kingdom. Consequently, the countries of Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten are dependent on the Netherlands for matters like foreign policy and defence, although they are autonomous to a certain degree with their own parliaments.The vast majority in land area of the constituent country of the Netherlands (as well as the Kingdom) is located in Europe, with the exception of the Caribbean Netherlands: its three special municipalities (Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius) that are located in the Caribbean. The constituent countries of Aruba, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten are located in the Caribbean as well. World-renowned expert numismatist, enthusiast, author and dealer in authentic ancient Greek, ancient Roman, ancient Byzantine, world coins & more. Ilya Zlobin is an independent individual who has a passion for coin collecting, research and understanding the importance of the historical context and significance all coins and objects represent.
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- Year: 1781
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Netherlands
- Type: Medal
- Composition: Silver
- Certification: NGC
- Grade: MS 61 PL