the Anglo-Dutch Wars
/ði ˌæŋɡləʊ dʌtʃ ˈwɔːz/
/ði ˌæŋɡləʊ dʌtʃ ˈwɔːrz/
- three wars fought by the English against the Dutch between 1652 and 1674, at a time when the two countries were competing strongly for trade around the world. One important result was that the town of New Amsterdam was given to the English in 1667. They gave it the new name of New York.
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the Anglo-Dutch Wars