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The Dutch Republic — officially known as the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands , the Republic of the United Netherlands, or the Republic of the Seven United Provinces — was a republic in Europe existing from 1581 to 1795, preceding the Batavian Republic and ultimately...
Timeline of Events
1572
4.1.1572
In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Spaniards, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
1586
9.22.1586
Battle of Zutphen: Spanish victory over England and Dutch.
1637
2.3.1637
Tulip mania collapses in the United Provinces (now the Netherlands) by government order.
1661
8.6.1661
The Treaty of The Hague is signed by Portugal and the Dutch Republic.
1664
9.24.1664
The Dutch Republic surrenders New Amsterdam to England.
1697
9.20.1697
The Treaty of Rijswijk is signed by France, England, Spain, the Holy Roman Empire and the Dutch Republic ending the Nine Years' War (1688–97).
1776
11.16.1776
1782
4.19.1782
John Adams secures the Dutch Republic's recognition of the United States as an independent government. The house which he had purchased in The Hague, Netherlands becomes the first American embassy.
1814
8.13.1814
The Convention of London, a treaty between the United Kingdom and the United Provinces, is signed in London.