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Captain Richard King on Sirius discovered the Dutch ships early on 24 October, when they were separated by and thus unable to mutually support one another. Targeting the smaller ship, Waakzaamheid, King was able to outrun her in an hour and force her to surrender without a fight. Turning his attention on the larger vessel, Furie, King rapidly overhauled her as well and opened a heavy fire, to which Furie was only able to ineffectively reply. Within half an hour she too had surrendered. Both ships were taken to Britain, repaired and commissioned in the Royal Navy. The defeat ended the last effort by the continental nations to land soldiers in Ireland, and signified the last action of the Irish Rebellion.

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  • Action of 24 October 1798
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  • Captain Richard King on Sirius discovered the Dutch ships early on 24 October, when they were separated by and thus unable to mutually support one another. Targeting the smaller ship, Waakzaamheid, King was able to outrun her in an hour and force her to surrender without a fight. Turning his attention on the larger vessel, Furie, King rapidly overhauled her as well and opened a heavy fire, to which Furie was only able to ineffectively reply. Within half an hour she too had surrendered. Both ships were taken to Britain, repaired and commissioned in the Royal Navy. The defeat ended the last effort by the continental nations to land soldiers in Ireland, and signified the last action of the Irish Rebellion.
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Partof
  • the French Revolutionary Wars and
  • the Irish Rebellion of 1798
Date
  • 24(xsd:integer)
Commander
  • Captain Meindert van Neirop
  • Captain Richard King
Caption
  • Capture of the Furie & Waaklamheid, Oct. 23rd 1798
  • Thomas Whitcombe, 1816
Casualties
  • 1(xsd:integer)
  • 8(xsd:integer)
Result
  • British victory
Place
  • North Sea, northwest of the Texel.
Conflict
  • --10-24
abstract
  • Captain Richard King on Sirius discovered the Dutch ships early on 24 October, when they were separated by and thus unable to mutually support one another. Targeting the smaller ship, Waakzaamheid, King was able to outrun her in an hour and force her to surrender without a fight. Turning his attention on the larger vessel, Furie, King rapidly overhauled her as well and opened a heavy fire, to which Furie was only able to ineffectively reply. Within half an hour she too had surrendered. Both ships were taken to Britain, repaired and commissioned in the Royal Navy. The defeat ended the last effort by the continental nations to land soldiers in Ireland, and signified the last action of the Irish Rebellion.
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