Dutch Empire

The Dutch Empire

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Introduction

Pre-Independence(1543-1567)

Origins of an Empire

The Rise of the Dutch (1567-1652)

The Dutch Revolt

The Beginning of an Empire

Asia

The Atlantic

Africa

The Rise and Decline of the Dutch Republic (1652-1795)

Dutch Culture During the Golden Age

Anglo-Dutch Wars

Wars With Sweden

Later Wars

Napoleonic Era (1795-1815)

Batavian Republic

Kingdom of Holland

Under French Control and Waterloo

Post-Napoleonic Era (1815-1942)

The Belgian Revolution

Expansion in the East Indies

Suriname and the Caribbean

Decolonization (1942-1975)

German Invasion of the Netherlands

Japanese Invasion of the East Indies

Indonesian National Revolution

Suriname Independence

Legacy

Language

Place Names

Architecture

Appendices

Dutch Kings and Queens

Stadtholders of Holland

Governors-General of the Dutch East Indies

Director-Generals of New Netherland

Governors of Cape Colony

Authors

Glossary

Maps and Pictures of the Dutch Empire

Bibliography

Bibliography