Second Dutch War

Target entity: Second Dutch War
Context triple: [Second Anglo-Dutch War, alsoKnownAs, Second Dutch War]

• A. Franco-Dutch War
  The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
• B. Dutch–Portuguese War
  The Dutch–Portuguese War was a 17th-century global conflict in which the Dutch sought to seize Portuguese colonial possessions and trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
• C. Franco-Spanish War in the Low Countries
  The Franco-Spanish War in the Low Countries was a mid-17th-century phase of the wider Franco-Spanish conflict in which France and Spain fought for dominance over the Spanish Netherlands, marked by major engagements such as the Battle of Lens.
• D. War of Devolution
  The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
• E. Nine Years' War
  The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Second Dutch War
Target entity description: The Second Dutch War, more commonly known as the Second Anglo-Dutch War (1665–1667), was a major 17th-century naval conflict between England and the Dutch Republic over trade dominance and maritime power.

• A. Franco-Dutch War
  The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.
• B. Dutch–Portuguese War
  The Dutch–Portuguese War was a 17th-century global conflict in which the Dutch sought to seize Portuguese colonial possessions and trade routes across Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
• C. Franco-Spanish War in the Low Countries
  The Franco-Spanish War in the Low Countries was a mid-17th-century phase of the wider Franco-Spanish conflict in which France and Spain fought for dominance over the Spanish Netherlands, marked by major engagements such as the Battle of Lens.
• D. War of Devolution
  The War of Devolution was a 1667–1668 conflict in which France, under Louis XIV, invaded the Spanish Netherlands to press dynastic claims, prompting European powers to form the Triple Alliance to check French expansion.
• E. Nine Years' War
  The Nine Years' War was a major late 17th-century conflict in which a European coalition fought to check the expansionist ambitions of Louis XIV’s France.
• F. None of above. chosen