Bataafse Republiek 1796
On 19 January 1795 the “Bataafse Republiek” (Batavian Republic) was proclaimed, under French domination, after the French Revolution. On 14 February 1796 it was ordered that the naval flags had a panel on the red stripe featuring the Dutch Maiden, symbolising the Netherlands, bearing a shield with the Roman fasces and a lance crowned with the cap of liberty, with a lion at her feet.