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 The Four Days' Battle, 1–4 June 1666, by Abraham Storck | |||||||||
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 Von Galen | |||||||||
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The Second Anglo-Dutch War, or Second Dutch War,[b] began on 4 March 1665, and concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Breda on 31 July 1667. One in a series of naval conflicts between England and the Dutch Republic, its causes were a combination of political differences and commercial disputes.
Despite several major battles, neither the English Royal Navy nor the Dutch States Navy was able to score a decisive victory, and by the end of 1666 the war had reached a stalemate. Although peace talks began, neither side was willing to make significant concessions until the Dutch Raid on the Medway in June 1667 forced Charles II to make terms.
The treaty eliminated a number of long-standing issues, and in the long-term made it possible for the two countries to unite against the expansionist policies pursued by Louis XIV of France. In the short-term however, Charles' desire to avenge this setback led to the Third Anglo-Dutch War in 1672.
- ^ Rommelse 2006, pp. 188–189.
- ^ Raa & de Bas 1921.
- ^ Rommelse 2006, p. 42.
- ^ Brinkmann 1906, p. 690.
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