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The Anglo–Dutch Wars (Dutch: Engels–Nederlandse Oorlogen) were mainly fought between the Dutch Republic and England (later Kingdom of Great Britain) on the offshore island of Great Britain in the mid-17th and late 18th century. The first three wars occurred in the second half of the 17th century over trade and colonies, while the fourth ...
Battle Between the English Frigate Shannon and the American Frigate Chesapeake, painted in 1836 by Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg and depicting the capture of USS Chesapeake. A single-ship action is a naval engagement fought between two warships of opposing sides, excluding submarine engagements ; it is called so because there is a single ship ...
The Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (Dutch: Vierde Engels-Nederlandse Oorlog; 1780–1784) was a conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Dutch Republic.The war, contemporary with the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), broke out over British and Dutch disagreements on the legality and conduct of Dutch trade with Britain's enemies in that war.
1664 Second Anglo-Dutch War in which the English conquer New Netherland and rename it New York and New Jersey (The war lasts in Europe and elsewhere until 1667.) 1673–1674 Third Anglo-Dutch War in which the Dutch re-capture New York, New Jersey, Delaware but return territory to the English after the war; 1675–1676 King Philip's War in New ...
The Third Anglo-Dutch War came to an end with the signing of the Treaty of Westminster between the English and the Dutch in 1674. Fourteen years later the Glorious Revolution , which saw Stadtholder William III ascend the throne of England, put an end to the Anglo-Dutch conflicts of the 17th century.
Although the rebels were never able to launch a full-scale invasion of the lands that they demanded, they were able to conduct a series of raids targeted at Anglo Americans. In total, 30 raids into Texas destroyed large amounts of property and killed 21 Americans. [17] In turn, the Plan of San Diego further increased the prevalence of anti ...
The Raid on the Medway, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in June 1667, was a successful attack conducted by the Dutch navy on English warships laid up in the fleet anchorages off Chatham Dockyard and Gillingham in the county of Kent.
The Dutch economy began to collapse, with mass unemployment and a severe economic downturn affecting it. On 24 July, Dutch Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp put to sea in Brederode with a fleet of 100 ships, to lift the blockade at the island of Texel , where Vice-Admiral Witte de With 's 27 ships were blockaded by the English.