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The set of "United Provinces" that would later become the Dutch Republic proclaimed its independence in 1581. In the Low Countries theatre of the War of the First Coalition, the Dutch Republic was conquered by the First French Republic in 1795, and replaced by the Batavian Republic. For earlier wars, see List of wars in the Low Countries until ...
Dutch Gold Coast sold to Britain in 1872; Aceh War (1873-1904) Dutch Empire: Aceh Sultanate Acehnese religious ulama Thai and Chinese mercenaries Victory. Imposition of Dutch rule on Aceh. Aceh is annexed into the Dutch East Indies. Batak War (1878-1907) Dutch Empire: Batak Kingdom Victory: Mandor rebellion (1884-1885) Dutch Empire: Lanfang ...
Wars and conflicts involving the Dutch Republic (1581–1795). Subcategories. This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total. ...
The Dutch navy of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (U of South Carolina Press, 1993). Geyl, Pieter. Orange & Stuart 1641–1672 (1969) Hainsworth, D. R., et al. The Anglo-Dutch Naval Wars 1652–1674 (1998) Israel, Jonathan Ie. The Dutch Republic: its rise, greatness and fall, 1477–1806 (1995), pp. 713–726, 766–776, 796–806. The ...
The Second Stadtholderless Period (Dutch: Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk) is the designation in Dutch historiography of the period between the death of stadtholder William III on 19 March [21] 1702 and the appointment of William IV, Prince of Orange as stadtholder and captain general in all provinces of the Dutch Republic on 2 May 1747.
This category includes historical battles in which Dutch Republic (1581–1795) participated. Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles involving the United Provinces .
The regime change was a major contributing factor in the economic decline of the Dutch Republic. The Dutch merchant elite immediately began to use London as a new operational base. Dutch economic growth slowed. William ordered that any Anglo-Dutch fleet be under British command, with the Dutch navy having 60% of the strength of the British.
The Dutch had been engaged in the struggle to contain France since the Rampjaar (Disaster Year) of 1672, when the Dutch Republic had nearly been overrun by the French army. Apart from the worry about the balance of power, the Dutch had long been concerned with the fate of the Spanish Netherlands, viewing it as a strategic buffer against France.