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Kettle War. The Bizarre Bloodless Conflict Where the Only Casualty Was Soup
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- Nombre de pages147
- FormatePub
- ISBN978-3-565-31026-5
- EAN9783565310265
- Date de parution10/03/2026
- Protection num.pas de protection
- Taille903 Ko
- Infos supplémentairesepub
- ÉditeurEmphaloz Publishing House
Résumé
Military history is usually defined by grand strategies, tragic death tolls, and shifting empires. And then there is the Kettle War of 1784. This brief, entirely absurd confrontation between the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic stands as one of the most comical naval engagements ever recorded, where the sole casualty was a soup kettle.
When Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II demanded the reopening of the Scheldt river for trade, he sent a heavily armed flagship to test the Dutch blockade.
The Dutch response was to dispatch a single ship, the Dolfijn. In the ensuing "battle, " the Dutch fired exactly one shot. It missed the crew entirely but scored a direct hit on the enemy's soup kettle. The imperial ship immediately surrendered. This book delves into the ridiculous geopolitics surrounding this microscopic conflict. It explores the high-stakes diplomatic posturing of 18th-century Europe and how a single flying cannonball shattered an emperor's bluff. Take a hilarious journey into the margins of European history.
Discover how the Kettle War perfectly encapsulates the pompous absurdity of imperial diplomacy and proves that sometimes, history is stranger-and much funnier-than fiction.
The Dutch response was to dispatch a single ship, the Dolfijn. In the ensuing "battle, " the Dutch fired exactly one shot. It missed the crew entirely but scored a direct hit on the enemy's soup kettle. The imperial ship immediately surrendered. This book delves into the ridiculous geopolitics surrounding this microscopic conflict. It explores the high-stakes diplomatic posturing of 18th-century Europe and how a single flying cannonball shattered an emperor's bluff. Take a hilarious journey into the margins of European history.
Discover how the Kettle War perfectly encapsulates the pompous absurdity of imperial diplomacy and proves that sometimes, history is stranger-and much funnier-than fiction.