Anglo-Dutch Wars

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Article abstract: At issue: Commercial rivalry and sovereignty of the seas, existence of the Dutch republic. Result: Dutch forfeited New Amsterdam (New York), regained Surinam, and lost power at sea to the English.

Background

The diplomatically isolated Commonwealth government sought a political union with the Dutch republic in 1651; however, the Dutch feared becoming a client state and rejected the plan. Dutch and English global mercantile rivalry, coupled with English security fears, resulted in the Navigation Act of 1651, subsequent search and seizure...

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