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Book Louis XIV and the Origins of the Dutch War

Download or read book Louis XIV and the Origins of the Dutch War written by Paul Sonnino and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-02-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stylish and highly entertaining account of the origins of the Franco-Dutch War of 1672 is based on massive archival researches covering twelve countries. Contrary to the accepted historical opinion that there was a meeting of minds within Louis XIV's conseil d'en haut over the desirability of the war, Professor Sonnino chronicles a story of bitter division, in the course of which the contrasting personalities of the king and of his most intimate advisors emerge in vivid detail. Racine once eulogized the war as a brilliantly executed venture which put the insolent Dutch in their place. Saint-Simon, on the other hand, saw it as the disastrous result of endemic jealousies, in which Le Tellier and Louvois sought to displace Colbert in Louis' affections. From these early views the modern consensus, in spite of occasional dissenters, has gradually evolved. Professor Sonnino, however, breaks through the maze of interpretations with decisive new evidence, and in an unusually clear and lively evocation of the emotional element which pervaded high policy, explains the many agonizing decisions that preceded one of the most dramatic conflicts of the seventeenth century.

Book Reinterpreting the Dutch Forty Years War  1672   1713

Download or read book Reinterpreting the Dutch Forty Years War 1672 1713 written by David Onnekink and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to reinterpret current perceptions of the Dutch Forty Years War (1672-1713), usually regarded as a struggle against the expansionism of Louis XIV, birthing the European balance of power. Particular attention is given to recent international relations theory, through the examination of popular and official documents, as well as political and diplomatic correspondence. While focusing on the emergence and appropriation of Universal Monarchy and Balance of Power discourses, this book also provides counter discourses, allowing readers to explore the lively domestic debate on foreign policy along partisan lines.

Book Observations on the Last Dutch Wars

Download or read book Observations on the Last Dutch Wars written by and published by . This book was released on 1679 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War

Download or read book Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War written by R. C. Anderson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-19 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Third Anglo-Dutch War (1672-1674) at sea formed part of the greater conflict between France and England against the Dutch, in which the naval campaign was fought in conjunction with a major land offensive, leading to an invasion of the Netherlands by France. The war at sea saw English and French fleets both trying hard to work together. In the event, their combined attempts to blockade the Dutch coast were punctuated, and in part frustrated, by the major fleet actions at Sole Bay, Schooneveld and the Texel. This volume comprises an absorbing collection of highly readable narratives and journals by senior officers in command at sea during 1672-3 including, notably, John Narborough and Edward Spragge. The accounts are sequential and contain a wealth of observations and detail about operations in the Channel and the North Sea and the difficulties both sides had in bringing their respective fleets to decisive action. Most usefully, they provide extensive fleet lists, detailed topographical information and comprehensive, first-hand accounts of the major actions, including that at Sole Bay. The journals contain a variety of (sometimes contradictory) opinions and judgements about key events and decisions, together with perceptive observations about personalities, tactics, including the routine use of fireships in battle, and naval organization. Several journals contain fascinating detail about the practicalities of maintaining the blockade against the Dutch, the struggle to gain intelligence about enemy shipping movements and the problems of cooperating with the French, about whom there are frequent disparaging comments, mostly about their poor formation-keeping, unreliable mutual support and slack seamanship practices.

Book The Dutch War  1672 74

Download or read book The Dutch War 1672 74 written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Princes  posts and partisans  electronic resource

Download or read book Princes posts and partisans electronic resource written by George Satterfield and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores in fascinating detail the French use of partisan warfare during the Dutch War (1672-78). It demonstrates how Louis XIV succeeded in using partisan warfare in accomplishing his aggressive goals of conquest in the Spanish Netherlands.

Book The Second Anglo Dutch War  1665 1667

Download or read book The Second Anglo Dutch War 1665 1667 written by Gijs Rommelse and published by Uitgeverij Verloren. This book was released on 2006 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studie van de politieke en diplomatieke ontwikkelingen in Groot-Brittannië en de Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden voor en na het uitbreken van de Tweede Engels-Nederlandse oorlog in 1665.

Book The Anglo Dutch Wars of the Seventeenth Century

Download or read book The Anglo Dutch Wars of the Seventeenth Century written by James Rees Jones and published by Longman Publishing Group. This book was released on 1996 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a study of the trade wars between England and Holland in 1652-54, 1665-67 and 1672-74, set in their naval, political and economic contexts. The book considers the role and influence of powerful mercantile interest groups on government policy for both countries.

Book In Search of Empire

    Book Details:
  • Author : James Pritchard
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 2004-01-22
  • ISBN : 9780521827423
  • Pages : 518 pages

Download or read book In Search of Empire written by James Pritchard and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-01-22 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Elusive Empire is the first full account of how during 1670 and 1730 French settlers came to the Americas. It examines how they and thousands of African slaves together with Amerindians constructed settlements and produced and traded commodities for export. Bringing together much new evidence, the author explores how the newly constructed societies and new economies, without precedent in France, interacted with the growing international violence in the Atlantic world in order to present a fresh perspective of the multifarious French colonizing experience in the Americas.

Book The Failure of Louis XIV s Dutch War

Download or read book The Failure of Louis XIV s Dutch War written by Carl J. Ekberg and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Begun as a royal adventure to enhance the glory of the king, the Dutch War sparked serious debate within the French government over the relationship of the ruler to the state. Ekberg focuses on one significant year of the war and explains how, despite opposition by several counselors, the king escalated the original conflict into a full European war and wrought a dramatic shift in French policy. The study is arranged thematically to bring clarity to a period of complex issues. Originally published in 1979. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Book THE ANGLO DUTCH WAR  1672 1674

Download or read book THE ANGLO DUTCH WAR 1672 1674 written by Harry De Vries and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 930 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book War  Trade and the State

Download or read book War Trade and the State written by David Ormrod and published by Boydell & Brewer. This book was released on 2020 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reassessment of the Anglo-Dutch wars of the second half of the seventeenth century, demonstrating that the conflict was primarily about trade.

Book Some Second Thoughts on the Third Anglo Dutch War  1672 1674

Download or read book Some Second Thoughts on the Third Anglo Dutch War 1672 1674 written by Charles Ralph Boxer and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Anglo Dutch Wars of the 17th Century  1652 1674

Download or read book The Anglo Dutch Wars of the 17th Century 1652 1674 written by Charles Ralph Boxer and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Navigations Act fra 1651, krigsudbrud; 1. hollandske krig, 1652-54; Portland, Plymouth, Scheveningen; Hollandske Østindisk Handelskompagni; 2. hollandske krig, 1665-67, Lowestoft, Swin, Orfordness, og kystangreb; Breda-traktaten; 3. hollandske krig, 1672-74, Sole Bay, Schooneveld, Texel; Kamphandlinger, kolonierne.

Book Raid on America

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  • Author : Donald G. Shomette
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 1988
  • ISBN :
  • Pages : 420 pages

Download or read book Raid on America written by Donald G. Shomette and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book An Account of the Reasons which Induced Charles II  King of England to Declare War Against the States General of the United Povinces  sic  in 1672

Download or read book An Account of the Reasons which Induced Charles II King of England to Declare War Against the States General of the United Povinces sic in 1672 written by conte Giovan Battista Feliciano Primi Fassola di San Maiolo and published by . This book was released on 1689 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Anglo Dutch Wars of the Seventeenth Century

Download or read book The Anglo Dutch Wars of the Seventeenth Century written by J. R. Jones and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the Anglo--Dutch Wars (1652-54, 1665-67, 1672-74) sets them in their naval, political and economic contexts. Competing essentially over trade, both governments were crucially influenced by mercantile interests and by the representative institutions that were central to England and the Dutch Republic. Professor Jones compares the effectiveness of the governments under pressure - English with Dutch, Commonwealth with restored monarchy, Republican with Orangist - and the effects on their economies; and examines the importance of the wars in accelerating the formation of a professional officer corps and establishing battle tactics that would endure throughout the age of sail.