Historedia
Person

Duke of York

Events
3
Episodes
10
Years
1794–1899

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Duke of York, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Battle of Fleurus

    1794

    Role: British commander asked to guard the Scheldt line

    1. June 1794 · Tournai and the Sambre theatreAllied Command Disputes

      Coburg's plan for a decisive Sambre battle was complicated by British suspicions of Austrian abandonment of the Low Countries.

    2. 26 June 1794 · Fleurus, Austrian NetherlandsBattle of Fleurus

      Jourdan's French army defeated Coburg's Austro-Dutch force on 26 June 1794, a tactically indecisive but strategically decisive engagement.

    3. 26 June 1794 · Jumet windmill hill near CharleroiFirst Aerial Reconnaissance

      The French balloon l'Entreprenant, under Captain Coutelle, provided continuous observation of Austrian movements—the first aerial reconnaissance in battle.

  2. Anglo-Russian Invasion of Holland

    1799–1800

    Role: British commander-in-chief

    1. 27 August 1799 · Callantsoog, North Holland peninsulaUnopposed Landing near Callantsoog

      British troops disembarked near Callantsoog on 27 August 1799 without opposition, as the depleted Batavian fleet under Rear-Admiral Story evaded battle.

    2. 30 August 1799 · De Vlieter, tidal trench between Texel and the mainland, near WieringenVlieter Incident

      On 30 August 1799 a Batavian Navy fleet under Schout-bij-nacht Samuel Story surrendered to the Royal Navy under Admiral Andrew Mitchell near Wieringen, without a shot being fired.

    3. 19 September 1799 · Bergen, North HollandBattle of Bergen

      On 19 September 1799 French commander Guillaume Brune defeated the Anglo-Russian forces piecemeal at Bergen, an engagement in the series of battles preceding Castricum.

    4. 2 October 1799 · Bergen/Alkmaar area, North HollandBattle of Alkmaar (Second Bergen)

      On 2 October 1799 the Duke of York attacked the Franco-Batavian army in a battle conventionally named for Alkmaar, though Bergen was again the center of the fighting.

    5. 6 October 1799 · Castricum, North HollandBattle of Castricum

      On 6 October 1799 a Franco-Batavian force under Brune and Daendels defeated the Anglo-Russian force under the Duke of York and General Ivan Essen near Castricum, ending hopes for the invasion's success.

    6. October 1799 – August 1800 · North Holland peninsula and subsequent Russian route homeWithdrawal and Aftermath

      After Castricum the Duke of York convened a council of war; the expedition was evacuated, with the Russians wintering in the Channel Islands and returning to St. Petersburg in August 1800.

  3. Duke of York Island discovered by the British Southern Cross Expedition

    1899

    Role: Duke of York (later King George V), who inspected the expedition ship and for whom the island was named

    1. 1899 · Robertson Bay, Victoria LandCharting Duke of York Island

      The British Southern Cross Expedition charted Duke of York Island in 1899, naming it for the future King George V.

Sources

  1. Battle of Fleurus (1794) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
  2. Battle of Castricum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
  3. Southern Cross Expedition Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-03
  4. Duke of York Island (Antarctica) Wikipedia, revision of 2021-11-07