Dutch Navies of the 80 Years' War 1568-1648

Dutch Navies of the 80 Years' War 1568-1648

Dutch Navies of the 80 Years' War 1568-1648

Dutch Navies of the 80 Years' War 1568-1648

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Overview

The tiny new state of the United Provinces of the Netherlands won its independence from the mighty Spanish empire by fighting and winning the Eighty Years' War, from 1568 and 1648. In this long conflict, warfare on water played a much bigger role in determining the ultimate victor.

On the high seas the fleet carved out a new empire, growing national income to such levels that it could continue the costly war for independence. Yet it was in coastal and inland waters that the most decisive battles were fought. Arguably the most decisive Spanish siege (Leiden, 1574) was broken by a fleet sailing to the rescue across flooded polders and the battle of Nieuwpoort in 1600, the largest successful invasion fleet before World War II, was one of the most decisive battle in western history. Using detailed full color artwork, this book shows how the Dutch navies fought worldwide in their war of independence, from Brazil to Indonesia, and from the Low Countries to Angola.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472831651
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 10/23/2018
Series: New Vanguard
Pages: 48
Product dimensions: 7.10(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.20(d)

About the Author

Bouko de Groot has a BA in Art History and an MA in Egyptology. He is Dutch and currently lives in Germany. He has served in the army and is a published author of a number of academic, popular scientific, and business journalistic articles. When not writing about current affairs, he continues to study and write about military history.

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Chronology 5

Civil War, 1568-87 8

Organization

Ships

Aboard

In Action

War For Independence, 1588-1620 16

Organization

Ships

Aboard

In Action

Coalition War, 1621-48 27

Organization

Ships

Aboard

In Action

On the Fringes

Amphibious Warfare

Atypical Designs 40

Conclusion 44

Further Reading 47

Index 48

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