Anglo-Dutch Wars

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naval conflict series of 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.

Aliases (6)

Third Anglo-Dutch War ×9
Second Anglo-Dutch War ×7
First Anglo-Dutch War ×3
Fourth Anglo-Dutch War ×2
Anglo-Dutch Wars (region contested) ×1
First Anglo-Dutch War (aftermath and peace negotiations) ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	naval conflict → series of wars →
belligerent	Commonwealth of England → Dutch Republic → Kingdom of England → Kingdom of Great Britain →
concludedBy	Treaty of Breda (1667) → Treaty of Paris (1784) → Treaty of Westminster (1654) → Treaty of Westminster (1674) →
conflictBetween	Dutch Republic → England → Great Britain →
endTime	1784 →
era	17th century → 18th century →
hasCause	commercial rivalry → competition over colonial possessions → control of trade routes → maritime supremacy →
hasPart	First Anglo-Dutch War → Fourth Anglo-Dutch War → Second Anglo-Dutch War → Third Anglo-Dutch War →
involves	blockades → naval warfare → privateering →
mainTheater	Atlantic Ocean → Caribbean Sea → English Channel → Indian Ocean → North Sea →
notableBattle	Battle of Camperdown → Battle of Lowestoft → Battle of Solebay → Battle of Texel (1673) → Four Days' Battle → Raid on the Medway →
notableCommander	Cornelis Tromp → George Monck → Maarten Tromp → Michiel de Ruyter → Robert Blake →
partOf	European wars of religion and state formation →
relatedTo	Navigation Acts →
result	changes in international trade patterns → decline of Dutch naval supremacy → rise of British naval dominance → shifts in colonial possessions →
startTime	1652 →

Referenced by (41)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Johan de Witt ("First Anglo-Dutch War (aftermath and peace negotiations)") → Johan de Witt ("Second Anglo-Dutch War") → Michiel de Ruyter ("First Anglo-Dutch War") → Michiel de Ruyter ("Second Anglo-Dutch War") → Michiel de Ruyter ("Third Anglo-Dutch War") → Samuel Pepys ("Second Anglo-Dutch War") → Samuel Pepys ("Third Anglo-Dutch War") →	participantIn
Anglo-Dutch Wars ("First Anglo-Dutch War") → Anglo-Dutch Wars ("Second Anglo-Dutch War") → Anglo-Dutch Wars ("Third Anglo-Dutch War") → Anglo-Dutch Wars ("Fourth Anglo-Dutch War") →	hasPart
Four Days' Battle → Rampjaar ("Third Anglo-Dutch War") → Treaty of Westminster (1654) → Treaty of Westminster (1674) →	partOf
Dutch Republic → English Army → Staatse leger →	conflict
Treaty of Dover (1670) ("Third Anglo-Dutch War") → Treaty of Paris (1784) → Treaty of Peace, Union and Confederation between His Majesty the King of Great Britain and the States General of the United Provinces →	relatedConflict
Admiral-General of the Dutch Republic → Navy Office, Seething Lane →	associatedWithConflict
Restoration (England) ("Second Anglo-Dutch War") → Restoration (England) ("Third Anglo-Dutch War") →	keyEvent
Dutch Golden Age → United Provinces →	significantEvent
States Army of the Dutch Republic ("Fourth Anglo-Dutch War") →	activeDuring
Age of Sail →	associatedWithEvent
Treaty of Breda (1667) →	context
The Diary of Samuel Pepys ("Second Anglo-Dutch War") →	describesEvent
Treaty of Westminster (1674) ("Third Anglo-Dutch War") →	endedConflict
Rampjaar ("Third Anglo-Dutch War") →	hasCause
Royal Netherlands Navy →	hasHistoricalConflict
Bernhard von Galen ("Second Anglo-Dutch War") →	militaryConflict
Dutch colonial empire →	notableConflict
Dutch navy of the Republic ("First Anglo-Dutch War") →	notableWar
George Monck →	participatedIn
Delaware Colony ("Anglo-Dutch Wars (region contested)") →	partOfConflict
Treaty of Westminster (1674) ("Third Anglo-Dutch War") →	precededBy
North Sea–English Channel area →	wasStrategicallyImportantIn