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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.
The biggest sea battle of the Second Anglo-Dutch War and in the age of sail was undoubtedly a Dutch victory although both sides initially claimed they had won. [ b ] However, the Dutch fleet had found it difficult to overcome an English fleet that, for the first three days of fighting, was much weaker in numbers than it, and the Dutch had been ...
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.
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.
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.
Second Anglo-Dutch War; Third Anglo-Dutch War; Fourth Anglo-Dutch War; C. Capture of New Amsterdam; Conquest of New Netherland; D. Battle of Dungeness (1666) H. HMS ...
The Battle of Scheveningen [a] was the final naval battle of the First Anglo-Dutch War. It took place on July 31st 1653 [b] between the fleets of the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic. The Dutch fleet suffered heavy losses.
The naval Battle of Portland, or Three Days' Battle, took place during 18–20 February 1653 (28 February – 2 March 1653 (Gregorian calendar)), [a] during the First Anglo-Dutch War, when the fleet of the Commonwealth of England under General at Sea Robert Blake was attacked by a fleet of the Dutch Republic under Lieutenant-Admiral Maarten Tromp escorting merchant shipping through the English ...