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The new Prime Minister of Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck sat in his office in, the capital of Batavian, Amsterdam. He had since appointed Admiral Jan Willem de Winter the head of the navy and Herman Willem Daendels the head of army. The navy was equipped and all the French officer had been taken prisoner along with the army officers inside. The Army was getting ready for a war. Rutger Schimmelpenninck was going to have to also make a new Constitution. Also Rutger Schimmelpenninck had contacted the Prussians and British asking for help against the French. A mesage had been sent out to the people of Batavian:

We will not become a puppet of France we will fight and win. We need 20,000 troops to join the militia to fight the tryanny of France.

Prime Minister Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck

The British government is skeptical about the success of this revolution, noting that it is a nonsensical democratic revolution. Besides that, the French will surely arrive in force before any substantial British army can arrive.

The Prussian Government is also skeptical about the chance of success and does not wish to anger France.

Ok, you call for 20,000 Militia, Figure that 11,000 actually answer the call and not all of them have their own arms. (figure you need something like 5-6,000 muskets)

You have no cavalry nor do you have cannon.


Now tell me where this "Army" is gathering


Your navy also puts to sea to interfere with French Shipping(I at least assume your going to try this)

I need Names of your vessels ASAP and the balance of where they are.

Some will be out to sea and not know this is going on. Your Colonies will more than likely not have a clue this is happening either. Figure a lot of your larger ships are out protecting colonies as well.

Bonaparte, currently preparing for a campaign in Italy, immediatly dispatches troops to remedy the situation. 10,000 French regulars under General Davout are ordered to Batavia to crush the rebellion and restore order to the region. Attatched to the infantry are two regiments of Dragoons and 17 artillery pieces.

Batavian troops serving in the French army are not immediatly informed of the rebellion. The officers, however, are taken aside and told. They are then given a choice: go to Paris under gurad to face military tribunal for treason or continue to lead their men with French.

French frigates take up blockade positions outside of Batavia's ports.

Canadastein, just to let you know. Any Regulars you have will more than likely fighting in Napoleans army somewhere. Thats how Napolean operated, conquered a region, made them a vassal and took troops to add to his army. And your region would be no different. Oh and about the rifles, this isn't the america's where just about everyone had some sort of weapon. It was a lot different in Europe, Nobles didn't want their peasants really to have weapons so that they couldn't rise up. And yes your a republic but your people wouldn't have any need for Rifles(well muskets really) unless they hunted.

Britain's only response thus far is to send a few frigates to harrass the French blockading the Batavian ports. Other then this, little is down.

The frigates do little more then fire a few shots when the oppurtunity presents itself, and stay away from a pitched battle with the French. Batavia is not high on the priority list of the British government.

Britain forcibly seizes the Dutch colonies it currently has troops stationed in, including South Africa and the Dutch East Indies.

While the US government is sympathetic with the Batavian Republic, and their desire for freedom, there is little that the US can feasably do. Roughly 2 American merchant sailors jump ship to join the Batavian Revolutionary Army, bringing with them a single sword and two nearly anchient pistols "liberated" from a drunken midshipman. Soon after, American ships are advised by President Adams to avoid Batavian ports.

US diplomats, hoping for a beneficial resolution of their Quasi-War with France, begin badgering the French for Dutch independance as a weaslely way to fleace more during the treaty negotiations. The Americans hold off establishing formal ties with the newly declared state however.

The british have begun running cases of muskets and ammunition into Batavia under the cover of darkness. Frigates are ordered to distract the attention of the French ships off the coast.

The French Frigates alone will not be able to blockade the dutch coast due to the size of the Dutch Navy, even as spread out as it is, it should have enough home forces to break a French blockade unless France committs a large portion of their navy, bringing their navy very close to Britain.




Canadastein, i'm doing some research to find a suitable commander for your forces. I figure some general that didn't want to stay in the dutch army after they became Vassals to France so he should have some decent leadership ability.

Though your Militia is poorly trained if used properly and especially with guns from Britain you have a chance.

The new Prime Minister of Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck sat in his office in, the capital of Batavian, Amsterdam. He had since appointed Admiral Jan Willem de Winter the head of the navy and Herman Willem Daendels the head of army. The navy was equipped and all the French officer had been taken prisoner along with the army officers inside. The Army was getting ready for a war. Rutger Schimmelpenninck was going to have to also make a new Constitution. Also Rutger Schimmelpenninck had contacted the Prussians and British asking for help against the French. A mesage had been sent out to the people of Batavian:

We will not become a puppet of France we will fight and win. We need 20,000 troops to join the militia to fight the tryanny of France.

Prime Minister Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck
Vereis één of andere hulp?

Vereis één of andere hulp?:sniper:

Vereis één of andere hulp?

closed thread.


get out.

OOC: So how many people do I have in my army that are regulars? Once I know this information I will tell you where my troops are located. Also Manarth can you tell me the names of the two saliors aboard my ships.

Here are the ships

Brutus 74 gun Netherland Antilles
Staten-Generaal 74 gun Netherland Antilles
Cerberus 64 gun Suriname
Admiral de Vries 64 gun Batavian
Leyden 64 gun Batavian
Alkmaar 50 gun Malacca
Batavier 50 gun Batavian
Beschermer 50 gun Malacca
Delft 50 gun Batavian
Mars 44 gun Batavian
Embuscade 32 gun Batavian
Heldin 32 gun Batavian
Minerva 24 gun(ship-corvette) Batavian
Waakzaamheid 24 gun (ship-corvette) Batavian
Ajax 18 gun (brig-corvette) Batavian
Atalanta 18 gun (brig-corvette) Malacca
Daphne 18 gun (brig-corvette) Batavian
Galathèe 18 gun (brig-corvette) Batavian

IC: Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck has told the British to tell all ships in the Colonies to come back to Batavian and the ships in our colonies have the orders to bring any regulars troops aboard. Also he has sent a letter out to troops fighting inside the French Army to desert and come back to Batavian. He also thanks the British government. The American we have aboard have joined the Batavian Republic aboard the ship Admiral de Vries . The 11,000 Militia men have been station around the country to defend against the French. The Stations are training them with the British guns. While no fighting has occurred the Batavian ships have been ordered to fire upon any French ships.

OOC: So how many people do I have in my army that are regulars? Once I know this information I will tell you where my troops are located. Also Manarth can you tell me the names of the two saliors aboard my ships.

Here are the ships

Brutus 74 gun Netherland Antilles
Staten-Generaal 74 gun Netherland Antilles
Cerberus 64 gun Suriname
Admiral de Vries 64 gun Batavian
Leyden 64 gun Batavian
Alkmaar 50 gun Malacca
Batavier 50 gun Batavian
Beschermer 50 gun Malacca
Delft 50 gun Batavian
Mars 44 gun Batavian
Embuscade 32 gun Batavian
Heldin 32 gun Batavian
Minerva 24 gun(ship-corvette) Batavian
Waakzaamheid 24 gun (ship-corvette) Batavian
Ajax 18 gun (brig-corvette) Batavian
Atalanta 18 gun (brig-corvette) Malacca
Daphne 18 gun (brig-corvette) Batavian
Galathèe 18 gun (brig-corvette) Batavian

IC: Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck has told the British to tell all ships in the Colonies to come back to Batavian and the ships in our colonies have the orders to bring any regulars troops aboard. Also he has sent a letter out to troops fighting inside the French Army to desert and come back to Batavian. He also thanks the British government. The American we have aboard have joined the Batavian Republic aboard the ship Admiral de Vries . The 11,000 Militia men have been station around the country to defend against the French. The Stations are training them with the British guns. While no fighting has occurred the Batavian ships have been ordered to fire upon any French ships.

Oh and the British guns haven't gotten there yet. You have to break the blockade first.

Ok. It's going to take roughly 45 days to get word to your colonies that you are even rebeling, then you have to wait on your ships to come back in from patrol because they would probably be out to sea, so figure another week or two. So that puts at 59 days, so figure its 90-100 days till your ships can make it back to your coast.


All of your regulars except for one regiment that is manning your Coast Defense Forts(spread out over all of your major ports) are in Italy with the French or are just returning to france from Africa. Figure about 3weeks to a month before the Deserters would even have a chance to leave. And then your going to have them desert from an army and have to march ACROSS FRANCE to get back to your country. Don't count on that happening


France responded faster and is already marching on you with an Army. Time, is not on your side here.


Ok i'm to gather that your militia is spread out across your country then?

If thats the case how large of units, and you have to give me an approximation of where they are. If you don't, I'll do it for ya.

OOC: You can tell how to organize the militia.

The Delft, Admiral de Vries, and Heldin are making a move to break a hole in the blockade to make the British guns come inside the country. Also the militia is being trained to shoot their guns they have brought. The Regiment protecting the seacoast has become the only regular army unit. The 2 American merchant sailors have been given the rank of petty officers. They have recieved a salary and have been treated with respect. The government has rounded up some uniforms for the militia. They are the same as the old brigades of Batavian. Most of the militiamen lay in wait for the French to come.

The American sailors are two Seamen named George Blair and Simon Dogberry. They are idealists, and greatful for being able to serve in a compacity for which they are trained.

George Blair and Simon Dogberry lay inside the hull of the Admiral de Vries. The Admiral de Vries travels with two other ships. The men aboard are vetarans of the Battle of Camperdown that took place three years ago. The three ships travel to the French blockade to break it open and let the British ships in with muskets and with ammo. Also a message has been sent to England to have back the captured ships Vrijheid, Jupiter, Gelijkheid, Haarlem, Hercules, and Wassenaar captured during the French Revolutionary Wars. The six ships will meet up with the Admiral de Vries.

The British Government refuses to return the ships to Dutch control for the time being, but do dispatch a squadron to assist in breaking the blockade. The squadron contains 5 ships of the line and 8 Frigates.

In addition, a large number of transports have been dispatched with army troops aboard, as it seems that the Dutch chances of success are not quite as small as the British government had believed. This force contains 8 regiments of foot, 2 batteries of artillery, and 1 brigade (3 regiments )of cavalry. It is to be commanded by General William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford.

Ships of the Line
HMS Renown(74 Guns)
HMS Colussus(74 Guns)
HMS Audacious (74 Guns)
HMS Foudroyant (80 Guns)
HMS Theseus (74 Guns)

Frigates
HMS Rainbow (44 Guns)
HMS Hebe (40 Guns)
HMS Bombay (40 Guns)
HMS Brilliant (36 Guns)
HMS Flora (42 Guns)
HMS Pomone (40 Guns)
HMS Resistance (44 Guns)
HMS Africaine (38 Guns)


Regiments of Foot
9th Regiment of Foot (The East Norfolk Regiment of Foot)
18th Regiment of Foot (The Royal Irish Regiment of Foot)
27th Regiment of Foot (Inniskilling Regiment of Foot)
56th Regiment of Foot (West Essex Regiment of Foot)
23rd Regiment of Foot (Royal Welsh Fusiliers)
17th Regiment of Foot (The Leicestershire Regiment of Foot)
32nd Regiment of Foot (Cornwall Regiment of Foot)
36th Regiment of Foot (Herefordshire Regiment of Foot)

Artillery
4 gun battery of 8 pound guns
4 gun battery of 6 pound guns

Cavalry
2nd Life Guards
2nd Dragoons (Scots Greys)
10th Hussars

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck thanks the British for the help and the guns and ammo aboard the ships. Also General William Carr Beresford will not be ordered to do anything and will act under England's control. We have also sent the Delft, Admiral de Vries, and Heldin to meet up with you.

A Col. Andrew Jackson, newly appointed leader of the Tennessee Militia, has been chosen by President Jefferson to oversee the brewing revolution in Batavia, due to his experience in the Revolutionary War and his political experience as a Senator. He is placed aboard the USS Adams which, with the USS Retaliation and USS Nautilus slowly begin the journey to the Neatherlands.

OOC: I can't do anymore until my ships attack the French blockade.

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There is no need to bump this rp, the War Mod is busy atm, we'll get this rp soon enough, just relax and play some PC games or something..and plus just hold on for a day or so, we'll get everything start soon enough.

OOC: ::cracks Knuckles:: lets get this started.


General Herman Willem Daendels adds his sole regiment of Regulars to the army of Militia that is camped outside Amsterdam. It's organized into 5 regiments of Militia(1,000 armed) and 1 regiment of regulars(1,500)


The 6,500 Armed Batavians are faced with 6 Regiments of of French Infantry(1,700 troops) along with a regiment of Cav and a battery of guns.


Ok here's the timeline:

April 4th, 1801
Batavia Declares that it is no longer a vassal of France and that a state of war exists between the Dutch and the French. They also arrest all French Envoy staff. Batavia sends word to all its colonies and its far flung navy for help and calls up its Militia. Great Britain and Prussia both receive pleas of help from the Batavian Government

April 12th, 1801
A French Army under the command of General Davout, consisting of roughly 12,000 soldiers(Infantry, Cav, Arty) Marches from French Controlled Belgium for Amsterdam. 11,000 Militia answer their government's call, only roughly half of them bring weapons.

April 16th, 1801
The French Navy Dispatches 5 Frigates to Blockade the Batavian Coast

April 18th, 1801
Torrential Rains cause flooding in the Dutch Countryside and slow down the french army, slowing their rate of march from 25-28miles per day down to 20 miles per day. Britain receives word and Parliement begins deliberating on whether or not to Intervene. The Kingdom of Prussia sends back an emphatic no to the Batavians. The Batavian Republic decides to strip its Coastal Defense forts of soldiers to create a corp Regiment of Regulars for its Militia to be formed around.

April 20th, 1801
British Parliement Decides to Intervene and begins gathering Land and Naval Forces at Portsmouth to Embark for Amsterdam.

April 24th, 1801
The Clash.

The militia along the border of France have been ordered to make trenches. In front the trenches shall be inplace sharpened pointed wooden spears. The men are told to hold the line unless they get overrun. Also forts are being build 50 miles away. Also the official uniforms have been passed out.

ooc: http://www.uniformology.com/KNW-12.html it is the first picture

The Battle of Ultrech

April 24, 1801

Early Morning
General Davout's Cavalary reports back that the Batavian army is camped outside of Ultrech and outside of Amsterdam itself.

Mid Morning
The French Army forms up in a battle line with 5 regiments and sends one regiment of Infantry spearheaded by the cavalry around to the left flank. The French Cannon sets up and sights in the Batavian Camp.

The Batavian army receives word that French Have arrived. They form up into battle lines forming Their Regulars at their center and march on to battle.


The Two Armies Advance towards one another while the French Artillery bombards the Batavian center causing heavy casualties with Grapeshot and Canister shells. Once musket range is reached the French Skirmishers in the front begin picking off officers among the regulars. The Batavian army halts to fire a volley and the French skirmshers take cover and fire accurate individual fire. Eventually the Skirmishers break off and retreat to the French lines with the Batavians chasing them. The poorly trained Batavian Militia thinking they have the upperhand run right into a full Volley from the French Army. After continuing to suffer from Artillery and constant rifle Fire the Batavian army begins to fall back when the French Cav show up in their rear riding right through the army using Sabers and Pistols breaking up the militia and a Regiment of French Infantry comes charging on the Left flank of the Batavian army with a Bayonet Charge.

Militia and Regular alike begin surrending in droves to the French Army by Mid Afternoon. General Herman Willem Daendels was killed in the fighting.


April 26th, 1801

The French Army after taking a day to rest and recouperate some, begin Marching again towards Amsterdam, while the Militia that has been awaiting British Arms in Amsterdam begin deserting in groups as large as 20 to go home.

April 30th, 1801
The Militia is reduced to 1000 soldiers, about half of which are sick from various camp diseases surrenders to the French army that is on the outskirts of Amsterdam.

The Revolution is over.

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck has fled on the ship Mars with the rest of the Batavian fleet. The 13 ships fleet is ahead for England. Also the other ships of Batavian have been sent a message to come to England and not the former Batavian Republic. Also he has givent he British all control over the Dutch colonies. The fleet has left Amsterdam. Also with them is 500 men army of Batavian.

ooc: could you list how many died on both sides and the amount surrendered on my side. also i wonder what i should do now.

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck has fled on the ship Mars with the rest of the Batavian fleet. The 13 ships fleet is ahead for England. Also the other ships of Batavian have been sent a message to come to England and not the former Batavian Republic. Also he has givent he British all control over the Dutch colonies. The fleet has left Amsterdam. Also with them is 500 men army of Batavian.

ooc: could you list how many died on both sides and the amount surrendered on my side. also i wonder what i should do now.

The Batavian Militia that were still in your army basically stayed so they could gather up as much of the stuff the rest of your deserters left behind. They didn't stay for any patriotic reasons, just greed. They're surrendering to the french.

Your Fleet wishes to wash its hands of this affair and of this foolish government and refuses to move.

(One Sloop of war is patriotic enough, and thats all your getting)



French Casualties
200 Dead
100 wounded



Batavian Casualties
2500 Dead
2000 Wounded
2000 Captured, Missing in Action.

4500 Desert.

So the Delft, Admiral de Vries, Mars, and Heldin are already on the way to England. They will surrender the ships over to the English navy.

OOC: I can't doing anything until Kilani puts who the new puppet is of Batavian to do anymore.

So the Delft, Admiral de Vries, Mars, and Heldin are already on the way to England. They will surrender the ships over to the English navy.

OOC: I can't doing anything until Kilani puts who the new puppet is of Batavian to do anymore.


no they are not on their way.


Your fleet is still in port, you got one sloop of war.

Any remaining political leaders are stood up against a wall and shot. Any Batavian officers involved are reduced to the ranks. The single regiment involved has their colors taken away and are told they will be returned once their loyalty has been proven. They are then sent to Italy. The militia are allowed to return to their homes, with their weapons, after they have sworn loyalty to France.

Batavia is officially annexed into France and it's regulars are sworn in as French soldiers.

The 2,000 militamen have sworn allegiance to France and just want to get home. Also in the town of Amsterdam a young men David Willem Elias has lead a 100 men militia to capture any former politicians of the Batavian Republic. He has handed them over to the French army. Since most of the police was killed in the battle with the French. David Elias has asked the French if he could become the new head of police. When the French come in many people greet them with cheers and flowers. Also the people want to know who the new leader of this area. Also any navy traitors of the Batavian Republic have been handed over to the French, but not the two Americans, George Blair and Simon Dogberry, who are officially part of the navy and have taken a oath to France. Most citizens want peace to rein.

The French declare martial law until a French governor and garrson troops can arrive to take control. A curfew is imposed and anyone caught out after 10:00 PM is arressted.

Also any navy traitors of the Batavian Republic have been handed over to the French, but not the two Americans, George Blair and Simon Dogberry, who are officially part of the navy and have taken a oath to France. Most citizens want peace to rein.

OOC: Hmm... I can see fun developing out of this. Blair and Dogberry... You can expect to see more of them later.

IC: With word of Batavia's surrender reaching the USS Adams half way through its trip, Col. Jackson and the Captain of the Adams decide that the best thing to do would be to dock in British port and await consult with the US Embassador to Britain. Col. Jackson "agrees" to this only in the strictest sense of the word, having little patience left with the Adam's captain, and much less patience to begin with in the British.

OOC: Here's Jackson, all dressed up in little ribbons for you Rodenka. You can imagine what sort of trouble he'd get into surounded by British sailors, marines and soldiers. I'm sure you can think of some ignoble but politically neutral and very regrettable way for him to die.

David Willem Elias and his 100 men militia have captured a major member in the cabinet. David Elias and his men bring Anton Reinhard Falck to the French. They don't care what they do to the traitor. David Elias and his men have made a HQ and ask the French if they could help them track down any traitors left.