The History of Holland and the Dutch Nation from the Beginning of the Tenth Century to the End of the Eighteenth: Including an Account of the Municipal Institutions, Commercial Pursuits and Social Habits of the People; the Rise and Progress of the Protestant Reformation in Holland; the Intestine Dissensions, Foreign Wars, &c, Volume 3

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Contents

The Prince of Orange forced to raise the siege of Maestricht
152
Marriage of the Prince of Orange with the Princess Mary
162
Treaty with England
171
Amsterdam insists upon the diminution of the land forces
175
Conclusion of the Peace of Nimeguen
176
Losses at
229
Siege of Namur
238
Sickness of William III
262
Tournay taken and Mons besieged
264
Results of the Campaign
287
New Treaty of barrier and guarantee of the Protestant suc
309
YEAR PAGE
321
The Emperor consents to the abolition of the Ostend Com
327
Invasion of Dutch Flanders
329
Marriage of the Prince of NassauOrange with the Princess
336
War between Spain and Great Britain
343
Subsidy of 20000 men resolved on
352
Conferences at Breda
361
Decline of the Influence of the Female
371
Tolerant Religious Spirit and Benevolence of the Dutch
382
Massacre of the Chinese at Batavia in 1740
388
1740
395
Liberty of the Press in the United Provinces
402
Death and Character of William IV
403
Riots excited against the Taxfarmers
409
Government of the town changed
417
The States resolve to preserve their Neutrality during
423
Haarlem
429
CHAPTER II
435
Decay of the Dutch Navy
442
15
456
Decay of the Commercial Companies
555
Commercial jealousies between the English and Dutch
559
Disasters of the French in the Netherlands and evacuation
569
YEAR PAGE
591
The States of Holland propose the separation of the offices
595
NOTES
609
Proposals of De Witt to the French King on the subject
613
The Perpetual Edict passed
617
303
620
Address of the Parliament of England to the King against
623
417
634
the Armed Neutrality
636
73
639
Suspension of trade and commerce
643
Louis XIV seduces the King of England from the Triple
647
Preparations of the States
651
The Prince of Orange attacks the camp of the Duke of Lux
656
218
659
Inefficiency of her allies
667
His hostile proceedings and demand of the free navigation
668
221
669
Overtures of peace made to the Convention
675
235
677
Their decline
681
defence of the Frontier
686
CHAPTER X
692
236
693
The French cross the Wahal
694
State of affairs in the United Provinces
695
590
700
Tromp superseded by De Ruyter in the office of Lieutenant
701

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TitleThe History of Holland and the Dutch Nation from the Beginning of the Tenth Century to the End of the Eighteenth: Including an Account of the Municipal Institutions, Commercial Pursuits and Social Habits of the People; the Rise and Progress of the Protestant Reformation in Holland; the ..., Volume 3
The History of Holland and the Dutch Nation from the Beginning of the Tenth Century to the End of the Eighteenth: Including an Account of the Municipal Institutions, Commercial Pursuits and Social Habits of the People; the Rise and Progress of the Protestant Reformation in Holland; the Intestine Dissensions, Foreign Wars, &c, Charles Maurice Davies
AuthorCharles Maurice Davies
PublisherG. Willis., 1851
Original fromPrinceton University
Digitized29 May 2009
  
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