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15 of the Most Ridiculous Invasions Ever Attempted

Darren October 31, 2025 9 min
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13. The Dutch Invasion of England with Ice Skates (1795)

13. The Dutch Invasion of England with Ice Skates (1795)
French cavalry captures the Dutch fleet on frozen waters near Den Helder, January 1795.

In January 1795, during the War of the First Coalition, French forces under General Jean-Charles Pichegru advanced into the Netherlands. The exceptionally cold winter had frozen waterways, allowing French cavalry to cross the ice and capture the Dutch fleet trapped near Den Helder. This rare instance of cavalry seizing a naval fleet marked a unique episode in military history (en.wikipedia.org).

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