Stadholder William V flees to Britain

Admiral Rodney’s forces captured the Dutch island and confiscated property and trade goods. The raid targeted a Caribbean entrepôt used by many nations, including suppliers to the American Revolution....

After a raid lasting several days, British privateers departed with Dutch merchant vessels from Demerara and Essequibo. British forces subsequently took control of the colonies. Enslaved Africans...

The preliminary Anglo-Dutch articles ended the Fourth Anglo-Dutch War. Dutch colonies and trading stations had been occupied during the conflict, and imperial powers negotiated their return and...

The treaty ended the American War of Independence and accompanied parallel settlements among European powers, including the Dutch Republic. Captured Dutch possessions in Asia and the Guianas were...

A Society of Suriname record reports Boni’s death. Boni had led a prolonged war against plantation slavery and colonial military power. His death did not erase Aluku resistance or political life;...

The proclamation followed the collapse of the old Dutch Republic under French military pressure. Colonial administration and company privileges would soon be reorganized, but the new regime...

From exile, William V instructed Dutch colonial governors to hand their colonies to Britain to prevent French seizure. The letters enabled British occupation of Dutch possessions in Asia and the...

Tula and fellow enslaved people at Knip refused to work and demanded freedom. The movement spread across Curaçao and became the largest uprising against slavery in the Dutch Atlantic. Tula’s political...

British forces occupied Malacca after receiving the Kew instructions and negotiated its transfer with Dutch officials. The occupation was presented as protection from France, but it shifted control...

British forces took Cape Town and the Cape government capitulated, beginning the first British occupation. This changed the colonial administrator but not settler claims over Khoikhoi and San land...