Maritime history of the Netherlands
- Maritime history of the Netherlands
The maritime history of the Netherlands is an important aspect of the history of the Low Countries. It reaches from the rise of shipping in this area, right through to the present day. That shipping, especially that on the Baltic Sea, was the basis for the rise of the Dutch Republic in the 17th century as major naval power.
Prehistory and early history
Roman
Middle Ages
Balance of power
Friesland
Crusades
outhern Netherlands
Hanze
Northern Netherlands
Ommelandvaart
Trade routes
Amsterdam
Large, fast sailing ships
Naval battles
Gentleman sailors
Admirals
Admiralty Ordinance
Dutch autonomy
tanding fleet
Willem of Orange
Protection of trade and herring fisheries
Master of the seas
Transition
Dutch Golden Age
Baltic Sea
Fisheries and whaling
=The Uprising
Treves
Renewed hostilities
Fighting for trade routes
East Indies
West Indies
lave Trade
Life on board
Amsterdam
Mapmaking
Dredging
hipbuilding
Admiralties
Anglo-Dutch Wars
tate navy
After the Golden Age
Tea clippers
Mechanisation
Koninklijke Marine
French occupation
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Training
Dutch East Indies
econd world War
Indonesia
Cold War
Reorientation
Twentieth century
Zeesleepvaart
Offshore
Heavy container-shipping
Dredging
hipbuilding
ea rescue
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References
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