Dutch War

Dutch War may refer to:

  • The Dutch-Portuguese War, 1588–1661
  • Any of the four Anglo-Dutch Wars:
    • The First Anglo-Dutch War, 1652–1654
    • The Second Anglo-Dutch War, 1665–1667
    • The Third Anglo-Dutch War, 1672–1674
    • The Fourth Anglo-Dutch War, 1780–1784
  • The Franco-Dutch War, 1672–1678, of which the Third Anglo-Dutch War was a part.

Famous quotes containing the words dutch and/or war:

    “Too nice is neighbor’s fool.”
    —Common Dutch saying, trans by Johanna C. Prins.

    “I quietly declare war with the State, after my fashion, though I will still make use and get advantage of her as I can, as is usual in such cases.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)