Dutch navy of the Republic

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maritime military force military organization navy

The Dutch navy of the Republic was the maritime military force of the Dutch Republic, renowned in the 17th century for its powerful fleets and decisive role in European naval warfare and global trade protection.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	maritime military force → military organization → navy →
activeInCentury	16th century → 17th century → 18th century →
alsoKnownAs	Dutch fleet → Navy of the Dutch Republic → Republican Dutch navy →
country	Dutch Republic →
declinePeriod	18th century →
engagedInConflictWith	Barbary corsairs → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of France → Spanish Empire → Sweden →
fundedBy	Dutch States General → provinces of the Dutch Republic →
influenced	development of naval tactics in Europe → line-of-battle tactics →
notableBattle	Battle of Beachy Head (1690) → Battle of La Hogue → Battle of Lowestoft → Battle of Solebay → Battle of Texel (1673) → Battle of the Downs → Four Days' Battle → Raid on the Medway → St James's Day Battle →
notableCommander	Cornelis Tromp → Johan Evertsen → Maarten Tromp → Michiel de Ruyter → Philips van Almonde → Piet Hein → Witte Corneliszoon de With →
notablePeriod	Dutch Golden Age →
notableWar	Eighty Years' War → First Anglo-Dutch War → Fourth Anglo-Dutch War → Franco-Dutch War → Nine Years' War → Second Anglo-Dutch War → Third Anglo-Dutch War → War of the Spanish Succession →
organizationalFeature	admiralties system → admiralty colleges → provincial admiralties →
partOf	armed forces of the Dutch Republic →
peakInfluencePeriod	mid-17th century →
primaryRole	defense of Dutch territorial waters → escort of merchant convoys → naval warfare → protection of maritime trade →
strategicObjective	control of sea lanes in the English Channel → control of sea lanes in the North Sea → protection of Dutch global trade routes →
succeededBy	Royal Netherlands Navy →
supported	Dutch East India Company → Dutch West India Company →
usedShipType	fireship → fluyt → frigate → ship of the line → yacht →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic ("Dutch navy") → Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic ("naval forces of the Dutch Republic") → Cornelis Tromp ("Dutch navy") → Cornelis Tromp ("Dutch navy") → Maarten Tromp ("Dutch Republic navy") → Michiel de Ruyter ("Dutch navy") →	militaryBranch
Battle of La Hogue (1692) ("Dutch navy") → Battle of Lowestoft ("Dutch navy") → Battle of Texel (1673) ("Dutch navy") → Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799) ("Batavian Navy") →	hasParticipant
Dutch navy of the Republic ("Dutch fleet") → Dutch navy of the Republic ("Navy of the Dutch Republic") → Dutch navy of the Republic ("Republican Dutch navy") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Camperdown ("Batavian Navy") → Battle of the Dogger Bank (1799) ("Batavian Navy") →	combatant
States General of the Netherlands →	hasAuthorityOver
Battle of the Downs ("Dutch Republic Navy") →	navalPowerInvolved
Battle of Solebay ("Dutch navy") →	notableParticipant
Anne Hilarion de Tourville ("Dutch Navy") →	opponent
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic ("armed forces of the Dutch Republic") →	partOf