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Detention of the imperial brig on the Scheldt, 1784
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The stopping of the Austrian imperial brig Louis, which wanted to sail up the Scheldt, by the Dutch schooner Dolphijn under the command of Lieutenant Tobias Tak Cuperus, 8 October 1784. The Dutch ship fires a warning shot. The incidents of this day are referred to by the nickname the Cauldron War.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTegenhouden van de keizerlijke brik op de Schelde, 1784. 1791. Reinier Vinkeles (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
