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People: Aristarchus of Samothrace
Location: Xintai Shandong (Shantung) China

The Dutch refuse to be bullied into …

Years: 1778 - 1778
The Dutch refuse to be bullied into taking Britain's side in the war against France in 1778.

The British invoke a number of old treaties (1678, 1689, 1716) to have the Republic support them militarily, but as in the Seven Years' War the Dutch government refuses.