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The Anglo–Dutch Wars (Dutch: Engels–Nederlandse Oorlogen) were mainly fought between the Dutch Republic (of continental Western Europe) and the Kingdom of England (later Kingdom of Great Britain on the off-shore island of Great Britain) in the mid-17th and late 18th century.
The First Anglo-Dutch War, or First Dutch War, [c] was a naval conflict between the Commonwealth of England and the Dutch Republic.Largely caused by disputes over trade, it began with English attacks on Dutch merchant shipping, but expanded to vast fleet actions.
List of wars in the southern Low Countries (1560–1829) – includes wars on the present territory of Belgium and Luxembourg, including the Southern Netherlands (Spanish Netherlands & Austrian Netherlands), the Principality of Liège, the Princely Abbey of Stavelot-Malmedy, the Prince-Bishopric of Cambrésis and the Imperial City of Cambray ...
Other advisors argued the Franco-Dutch treaty only applied to defensive actions, so provoking the Dutch into declaring war would give Louis XIV the chance to remain neutral. [21] Following English attacks on convoys off Cadiz and in the English Channel, the Dutch declared war on 4 March 1665. [22]
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.
English factory rejected from Siam, after minor naval action, along with massacre in the aftermath: the war was not pursued. In 1688, a coup forced the closure of all official European trade in Siam for 150 years except for the Dutch.
During the Anglo-Spanish War of 1654–1660, Dutch traders supplanted the English in trade with Spain and its possessions in Italy and America. [ 3 ] Conflict developed between the States of Holland and Charles II of England 's sister Mary , the widowed Princess of Orange, over the education and future prospects of her son William III of Orange ...
The Anglo-Dutch Wars (Dutch: Engelse Oorlogen) were fought in the 17th and 18th centuries between Britain and the United Provinces for control over the seas and trade routes. They are known as the Dutch Wars in England and as the English Wars in the Netherlands.