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3 The second war, 1665– 1667

Main article: Second Anglo-Dutch War

This war witnessed quite a few significant Dutch victories, such as the surrender of the Royal Prince in 1666 which was the subject of a famous painting by Willem van de Velde and the burning of the English fleet whilst docked at Chatham in June 1667 when a flotilla of ships led by Admiral de Ruyter broke through the defensive chains guarding the Medway and wrought havoc on the anchored English ships.

4 The third war, 1672– 1674

Main article: Third Anglo-Dutch War

5 The fourth war, 1780– 1784

Main article: Fourth Anglo-Dutch War

The Glorious Revolution of 1688 ended the conflict by placing Prince William of Orange on the English throne as co-ruler with his wife Mary.

However, the regime change brought about the ultimate downfall of the Dutch Republic. The Dutch merchant elite immediately began to use London as a new operational base. Dutch economic growth slowed. From about 1720 Dutch wealth declined. Around 1780 the per capita gross national product of the Kingdom of Great Britain surpassed that of the Dutch Republic. Now the Dutch who in turn became prone to petty jealousy and began to support the American rebels. This led to the fourth war, and the loss of the alliance made the Dutch Republic fatally vulnerable to the French. Soon it would be subject to regime change itself.

6 Later wars

In the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of 1793– 1815, France reduced the Netherlands to a satellite and finally annexed the country in 1810. Britain took over all the Dutch colonies, with the exception of Java and the trading post at Deshima in Japan.

Some historians count the conflicts during the Napoleonic era as Anglo-Dutch wars.

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8 External links

Painting of Anglo-Dutch sea battle (Third War) (National Maritime Museum London).
National Maritime Museum London official site.
Dutch Admiral Michiel de Ruyters' flagship 'The Seven Provinces' is being rebuilt in Dutch town Lelystad.
A short history of the Anglo-Dutch Wars

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