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The Anglo–Dutch Wars (Dutch: Engels–Nederlandse Oorlogen) were mainly fought between the Dutch Republic and England (later 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 overseas colonies , while the fourth was fought a century later.
Dutch Empire: Belgian rebels Supported by: France: Defeat. The main European powers recognized Belgium's de facto independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Dutch expedition on the west coast of Sumatra (1831) Dutch Empire Aceh Sultanate: Victory: First Sumatran expedition (1832) United States Dutch Empire: Chiefdom of Kuala Batee Victory
On 17 May the squadron of the Admiralty of Rotterdam with De Ruyter sailed to Texel to join those of Amsterdam and the Northern Quarter.Hearing that the squadron of Frisia was not yet ready because of recruiting problems (impressment being forbidden in the Republic), he left for the Schooneveld off the Dutch coast to join the squadron of Zealand that, however, suffered from similar problems.
The Second Anglo-Dutch War, [b] began on 4 March 1665, and concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Breda on 31 July 1667. It was one in a series of naval wars between England and the Dutch Republic, driven largely by commercial disputes.
Great Britain France Dutch Republic Savoy. Spain. Jacobites. British Allied victory: Royal navy won a battle; a small-scale Jacobite invasion was defeated; Treaty of The Hague: Spanish attempt at expansion fails. Dummer's War (1721–1725) New England Colonies Mohawk: Wabanaki Confederacy: British victory
The Third Anglo-Dutch War [a], began on 27 March 1672, and concluded on 19 February 1674.A naval conflict between the Dutch Republic and England, in alliance with France, it is considered a related conflict of the wider 1672 to 1678 Franco-Dutch War.
William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), [c] also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
In the 16th century, England had supported the Dutch Republic in the Eighty Years' War against Spain.The separate peace in 1604 between England and Spain strained this relationship, although an Anglo-Dutch treaty of 1625, due to remain in force until 1640 was the basis of officially cordial relations between the two countries, and also formed the basis of Charles I of England's Dutch policy.