Prussian invasion of Holland

Prussian invasion of Holland
Part of the Patriot era

Prussian troops entering the Leidsepoort of Amsterdam on 10 October 1787.
Date13 September – 10 October 1787
Location
Result Prussian–Orangist victory; Orange restoration
Territorial
changes
Status quo ante bellum
Belligerents
Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Prussia
Dutch Republic Orangists
Dutch Republic States of Holland
Dutch Republic Patriots
Commanders and leaders
Kingdom of Prussia Duke of Brunswick
Dutch Republic William V of Orange
Dutch Republic Herman Daendels
Dutch Republic Alexander Philip van der Capellen
Dutch Republic Rhinegrave of Salm
Dutch Republic Jean Baptiste Ternant
Strength
20,000 Prussians
6,000 Orangists
20,000 Patriot volunteers, Legion of Salm
Casualties and losses
211 deaths (71 killed, 140 died of disease) Unknown

The Prussian invasion of Holland was a military campaign under the leadership of Charles William Ferdinand, Duke of Brunswick, against the rise of the democratic Patriot movement in the Dutch Republic in September–October 1787 with the aim of disempowering the patriots and disarming the Free Corps, as well as reinstating the William V of Orange as hereditary stadtholder in the Dutch Republic.[1]

  1. ^ Scott, Hamish; Simms, Brendan (2007). Cultures of Power in Europe during the Long Eighteenth Century. Cambridge University Press. p. 278. ISBN 9781139463775. Retrieved 17 March 2016.

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