File:Naval ensign of the Batavian Republic (1795-1806) RMG L0152.tiff
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English: Naval ensign of the Batavian Republic (1795-1806) Part of a naval ensign of the Batavian Republic of the pattern in use from 1795-1806. The ensign is said to have been captured during the Walcheren Campaign. The canton is the only remaining part. It is made of linen, with remnants of the hand sewn, horizontally striped red, white and blue, wool ensign attached. Painted in oil based colours on a white ground is the figure of Liberty, seated, holding a shield depicting the fasces in her right hand and in her left a staff with a hat on top. The lion of the Netherlands supports the staff from the other side. The Batavian Republic was a French protectorate with a system of government based on the French model. This is reflected in the symbolism of the flag design. In 1806 Napoleon installed his brother as ruler of a new Kingdom of Holland and the design went out of use. During 1809 Napoleon was gathering a fleet in Antwerp and also at the Dutch port of Flushing on the island of Walcheren. The Admiralty decided to seize the mouth of the Scheldt and take or destroy the French ships before they could leave port. A large expeditionary force was assembled, but the French fleet under Rear-Admiral Missiessy, having been forewarned of the attack, withdrew up river. The island of Walcheren was occupied by the British and Flushing captured. It was then decided that the enterprise should be abandoned as there seemed no prospect of successfully taking the primary objective — Antwerp, and British forces had been weakened by a combination of diseases. Walcheren was evacuated in December after the basin, arsenal and sea-defences had been blown up. |
| Date | between 1795 and 1806 |
| Dimensions | Flag: 1041.4 x 1854.2 mm |
| Source/Photographer | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/569 |
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The original artefact or artwork has been assessed as public domain by age, and faithful reproductions of the two dimensional work are also public domain. No permission is required for reuse for any purpose. The text of this image record has been derived from the Royal Museums Greenwich catalogue and image metadata. Individual data and facts such as date, author and title are not copyrightable, but reuse of longer descriptive text from the catalogue may not be considered fair use. Reuse of the text must be attributed to the "National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London" and a Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-SA-3.0 license may apply if not rewritten. Refer to Royal Museums Greenwich copyright. |
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| Identifier | Acquisition Number: M1955-12 WAFN: 49 dossier number: item-foreign flags id number: AAA0569 |
| Collection | Flags |
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