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.
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.
Locations
People
Groups
- Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic)
- France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of
- Britain, Kingdom of Great
- United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA)
Topics
- American Revolution
- American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence
- Anglo-French War (1778–1783)
