French Cavalry Capture the Fleet in the Ice at Texel | Charles Louis Mozin | 1836 Size:8"x12" Children and washing lines in

Children and washing lines in the foreground add a human touch

Though Admiral van Heemskerck was killed during the battle

It is cartographically derived from data accumulated by Adriaen Bock and other Dutch fur traders active in the early 17th century

Commander Faulknor is shown leading his men up the beach towards the fort

labeled Mayaco

French Cavalry Capture the Fleet in the Ice at Texel | Charles Louis Mozin | 1836 Size:8"x12" Children and washing lines inPainted in 1836 by Charles Louis Mozin, "The French Cavalry Take the Battle Fleet Caught in the Ice in the Waters of Texel, 21 January 1795" commemorates one of the most unusual episodes of the French Revolutionary Wars. During an exceptionally severe winter, a Dutch fleet lay frozen and immobilized in the icy waters near Texel in the Netherlands. Taking advantage of this extraordinary circumstance, French cavalry and supporting troops advanced across