States Army of the Dutch Republic

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The States Army of the Dutch Republic was the central land force of the Dutch Republic, composed of provincial contingents and commanded collectively by the States General and the stadtholder during the early modern period.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf army
military organization
activeDuring Eighty Years' War
Anglo-Dutch Wars
surface form: Fourth Anglo-Dutch War

Franco-Dutch War
Nine Years' War
Seven Years' War
War of the Austrian Succession
War of the Spanish Succession
alliedWith Electorate of Brandenburg
Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Habsburg Monarchy

Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Great Britain
alsoKnownAs Staatse leger
surface form: Army of the States General

Staatse leger
commandStructure States General of the Netherlands
surface form: States General of the Dutch Republic

stadtholder of the Dutch Republic
composedOf provincial contingents
country Dutch Republic
disestablishedAs States Army of the Dutch Republic self-linksurface differs
surface form: army of the Batavian Republic
engagedIn Battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Nieuwpoort
Battle of Seneffe
Battle of the Downs
surface form: Battle of the Downs (land operations context)

Siege of Breda
surface form: Siege of Breda (1624–1625)
fundedBy provinces of the Dutch Republic
garrisonLocation The Hague
governedBy Union of Utrecht military provisions
hasBranch artillery
cavalry
infantry
notableCommander Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange
Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen
surface form: John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen

Maurice of Nassau
William III of England
surface form: William III of Orange
operatedBy States General of the Netherlands
surface form: States General of the Dutch Republic
partOf Armed Forces of the Netherlands
surface form: Armed forces of the Dutch Republic
primaryOpponent Kingdom of England
France
surface form: Kingdom of France

Kingdom of Great Britain
Prince-Bishopric of Münster
Spanish Empire
reorganizedInto Batavian army
role defense of the Dutch Republic
offensive operations in European wars
timePeriod early modern period
usedLanguage Dutch
French
German

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siege and capture of Maastricht (1579) combatant States Army of the Dutch Republic
this entity surface form: Dutch Republic forces
Siege of Groningen (1672) defender States Army of the Dutch Republic
States Army of the Dutch Republic disestablishedAs States Army of the Dutch Republic self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: army of the Batavian Republic
States General of the Netherlands hasAuthorityOver States Army of the Dutch Republic
Battle of Nieuwpoort hasParticipant States Army of the Dutch Republic
this entity surface form: Dutch States Army
Siege of Groningen (1594) hasParticipant States Army of the Dutch Republic
Battle of Lauffeld involvedUnit States Army of the Dutch Republic
this entity surface form: Dutch States Army
siege of Maastricht (1632) involvedUnit States Army of the Dutch Republic
Herman Willem Daendels militaryBranch States Army of the Dutch Republic
this entity surface form: Dutch army
Staatse leger partOf States Army of the Dutch Republic
this entity surface form: armed forces of the Dutch Republic
Royal Netherlands Army predecessor States Army of the Dutch Republic
this entity surface form: Dutch States Army
Battle of Rocoux primaryOpponentOfFrance States Army of the Dutch Republic
this entity surface form: Pragmatic Army of Britain, Dutch Republic, and Austria