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This is a list of Dutch (the United Provinces of the Netherlands) ships of the line, or sailing warships which formed the Dutch battlefleet.It covers ships built from about 1623 (there are few reliable records of individual earlier warships) until the creation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in March 1815, including the period of the French-controlled Batavian Republic, nominal Kingdom of ...
For the Dutch in the 17th century, the Caribbean island of Curaçao was the equivalent of England's port at Barbados. This large, rich, well-defended free port, open to the ships of all the European states, offered good prices for tobacco, sugar and cocoa that were re-exported to Europe and also sold large quantities of manufactured goods in ...
Dutch Republic. The Dutch Republic controlled: Aruba – Acquired in 1636 by the Dutch and remained under their control for nearly two centuries. [12] Netherlands Antilles – In the 17th century, the islands were conquered by the Dutch West India Company and were used as military outposts and trade bases, most prominent the slave trade. [13]
Veracruz in the 17th century. The attack on Veracruz was a 1683 raid against the port of Veracruz , in the Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial Mexico ). It was led by the Dutch pirates Laurens de Graaf , Nicholas van Hoorn , and Michel de Grammont .
The Dutch took over Saba, Saint Martin, Sint Eustatius, Curaçao, Bonaire, Aruba, [33] Tobago, St. Croix, Tortola, Anegada, Virgin Gorda, Anguilla and a short time Puerto Rico, together called the Dutch West Indies, in the 17th century.
The Netherlands navy was involved in several wars against other European powers from the late 16th century, initially for independence against Spain in European waters, later for shipping lanes, trade and colonies in many parts of the world, notably during the Anglo-Dutch Wars. During the 17th century the Dutch States Navy was one of the most ...
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 ...
Many of the Dutch settlements were lost or abandoned by the end of the 17th century, but the Netherlands managed to retain possession of Suriname until it gained independence in 1975. Among its several colonies in the region, only the Dutch Caribbean still remains to be part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands today.