Dutch Empire

The Dutch Empire

Michiel de Ruyter

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