In 1795 cavalry captured a navy.

1795

Dutch warships were frozen in at Den Helder, and French hussars rode up across the ice — 14 ships surrendered without a fight. Dutch historians, though, call it more a parley than a charge.

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• Cavalry captures a fleet at Den Helder1795 · Den Helder. In the harsh winter of 1795 the Dutch fleet was frozen in at Den Helder. On the night of 23 January French hussars approached across the ice, and 14 warships surrendered without a fight — one of the rare times in history that cavalry captured a fleet.

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