The entire Dutch fleet <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vlieter_Incident" id="mwYQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Vlieter Incident">is captured</a> by British forces under the command of Sir <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Abercromby" id="mwYg" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Ralph Abercromby">Ralph Abercromby</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiral" id="mwYw" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Admiral">Admiral</a> Sir Charles Mitchell during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_the_Second_Coalition" id="mwZA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="War of the Second Coalition">War of the Second Coalition</a>.