First Anglo-Dutch War
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The First Anglo-Dutch War was a mid-17th-century naval conflict between England and the Dutch Republic driven largely by commercial rivalry and maritime supremacy in European and global trade.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Anglo-Dutch War canonical | 27 |
| First Anglo-Dutch War (as observer) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1322462 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Anglo-Dutch War Context triple: [Treaty of Westminster (1654), conflictEnded, First Anglo-Dutch War]
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A.
Third Anglo-Dutch War
The Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672–1674) was a naval-focused conflict in which England, allied with France, unsuccessfully sought to break Dutch maritime and commercial dominance during the wider Franco-Dutch War.
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B.
Second Anglo-Dutch War
The Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667) was a major 17th-century naval conflict between England and the Dutch Republic, fought primarily over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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C.
Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Anglo-Dutch Wars were a series of 17th- and early 18th-century naval conflicts between England (later Great Britain) and the Dutch Republic over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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D.
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)
The First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) was a mid-17th-century conflict between Cromwellian England and Habsburg Spain, fought largely over trade, colonial dominance, and religious-political rivalry in Europe and the Americas.
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E.
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
The Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–1784) was a late 18th-century conflict between Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, largely driven by Dutch support for the American Revolution and resulting in severe setbacks for Dutch naval power and trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: First Anglo-Dutch War Target entity description: The First Anglo-Dutch War was a mid-17th-century naval conflict between England and the Dutch Republic driven largely by commercial rivalry and maritime supremacy in European and global trade.
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A.
Third Anglo-Dutch War
The Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672–1674) was a naval-focused conflict in which England, allied with France, unsuccessfully sought to break Dutch maritime and commercial dominance during the wider Franco-Dutch War.
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B.
Second Anglo-Dutch War
The Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667) was a major 17th-century naval conflict between England and the Dutch Republic, fought primarily over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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C.
Anglo-Dutch Wars
The Anglo-Dutch Wars were a series of 17th- and early 18th-century naval conflicts between England (later Great Britain) and the Dutch Republic over trade dominance and maritime supremacy.
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D.
First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660)
The First Anglo-Spanish War (1654–1660) was a mid-17th-century conflict between Cromwellian England and Habsburg Spain, fought largely over trade, colonial dominance, and religious-political rivalry in Europe and the Americas.
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E.
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War
The Fourth Anglo-Dutch War (1780–1784) was a late 18th-century conflict between Great Britain and the Dutch Republic, largely driven by Dutch support for the American Revolution and resulting in severe setbacks for Dutch naval power and trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century conflict
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naval war ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | First Dutch War ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Dover (1652)
ⓘ
Battle of Dungeness (1652) ⓘ Battle of Plymouth (1652) ⓘ Battle of Portland (1653) ⓘ Battle of Scheveningen ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Scheveningen (1653)
Battle of the Gabbard (1653) ⓘ Battle of the Kentish Knock (1652) ⓘ |
| belligerent |
English Commonwealth
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of England
Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| cause |
Navigation Act 1651
ⓘ
surface form:
English Navigation Act of 1651
commercial rivalry ⓘ maritime supremacy competition ⓘ |
| commander |
George Ayscue
ⓘ
Maarten Tromp ⓘ Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ Robert Blake ⓘ Witte de With ⓘ |
| conflictBetween |
English Commonwealth
ⓘ
surface form:
Commonwealth of England
Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| economicContext |
competition over Atlantic trade
ⓘ
competition over Baltic trade ⓘ competition over East Indies trade ⓘ |
| endDate | 1654 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
| location |
English Channel
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
North Sea ⓘ |
| outcome |
Dutch recognition of English maritime claims in some areas
ⓘ
confirmation of English Navigation Acts ⓘ strengthening of English naval power ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Dutch Wars ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Dutch Golden Age
ⓘ
English Commonwealth ⓘ
surface form:
English Commonwealth period
|
| precededBy | Eighty Years' War ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | European coastal waters ⓘ |
| result | English victory ⓘ |
| secondaryTheater | colonial waters ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of line-of-battle tactics
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rise of English naval doctrine ⓘ |
| startDate | 1652 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-17th century ⓘ |
| treaty | Treaty of Westminster (1654) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: First Anglo-Dutch War Description of subject: The First Anglo-Dutch War was a mid-17th-century naval conflict between England and the Dutch Republic driven largely by commercial rivalry and maritime supremacy in European and global trade.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cornelis Tromp
subject surface form:
Navigation Act of 1651
this entity surface form:
First Anglo-Dutch War (as observer)