The Second Anglo-Dutch War was a naval and commercial conflict between England and the Dutch Republic, driven by competition over trade routes, colonies and the carrying trade. Early English successes, such as the victory at Lowestoft, were followed by hard-fought battles, including the Four Days' Battle in 1666, where the Dutch had the upper hand. In June 1667, while peace talks were underway, a Dutch fleet under Michiel de Ruyter sailed up the Medway and burned English warships at Chatham, a humiliation for Charles II's government. The Treaty of Breda ended the war. England kept New Amsterdam, soon renamed New York, while the Dutch retained Suriname and the valuable spice island of Run.
Before and after
- 1665Construction of Royal Palace of Amsterdam
- 1665Girl with a Pearl Earring
- from 1665 to 1666Great Plague of London
- 6 February 1665Birth of Anne of Great Britain
- from 4 March 1665 to 31 July 1667Second Anglo-Dutch War
- 1666Rise of 'Alawi dynasty
- from 2 September 1666 to 6 September 1666Great Fire of London
- 19 December 1666Founding of Lund University
- 1667Publication of Paradise Lost
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- from 1652 to 1784Anglo-Dutch Wars
- from March 1701 to September 1714War of the Spanish Succession
- from 17 May 1756 to 15 February 1763Seven Years' War
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