Maritime history of the Netherlands

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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.

Contents 1 Prehistory and early history 1.1 Roman 2 Middle Ages 2.1 Balance of power 2.2 Friesland 2.3 Crusades 2.4 Southern Netherlands 2.5 Hanze 2.6 Northern Netherlands 2.7 Ommelandvaart 2.8 Trade routes 2.9 Amsterdam 2.10 Large, fast sailing ships 2.11 Naval battles 2.11.1 Gentleman sailors 2.11.2 Admirals 2.11.3 Admiralty Ordinance 2.11.4 Dutch autonomy 2.11.5 Standing fleet 2.11.6 Willem of Orange 2.11.7 Protection of trade and herring fisheries 2.11.8 Master of the seas 2.11.9 Transition 3 Dutch Golden Age 3.1 Baltic Sea 3.2 Fisheries and whaling 3.2.1 Treves 3.2.2 Renewed hostilities 3.3 Fighting for trade routes 3.4 East Indies 3.5 West Indies 3.6 Slave Trade 3.7 Life on board 3.8 Amsterdam 3.9 Mapmaking 3.10 Dredging 3.11 Shipbuilding 3.12 Admiralties 3.12.1 Anglo-Dutch Wars 3.12.2 State navy 4 After the Golden Age 4.1 Tea clippers 5 Mechanisation 5.1 Koninklijke Marine 5.1.1 French occupation 5.1.2 Kingdom of the Netherlands 5.1.3 Training 5.1.4 Dutch East Indies 5.1.5 Second world War 5.1.6 Indonesia 5.1.7 Cold War 5.1.8 Reorientation 5.2 Twentieth century 5.3 Zeesleepvaart 5.4 Offshore 5.5 Heavy container-shipping 5.6 Dredging 5.7 Shipbuilding 5.8 Sea rescue 6 See also 7 References

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[edit] Middle Ages

[edit] Balance of power

[edit] Friesland

[edit] Crusades

[edit] Southern Netherlands

[edit] Hanze

[edit] Northern Netherlands

[edit] Ommelandvaart

[edit] Trade routes

[edit] Amsterdam

[edit] Large, fast sailing ships

[edit] Naval battles

[edit] Gentleman sailors

[edit] Admirals

[edit] Admiralty Ordinance

[edit] Dutch autonomy

[edit] Standing fleet

[edit] Willem of Orange

[edit] Protection of trade and herring fisheries

[edit] Master of the seas

[edit] Transition

[edit] Dutch Golden Age

[edit] Baltic Sea

[edit] Fisheries and whaling

===The Uprising

[edit] Treves

[edit] Renewed hostilities

[edit] Fighting for trade routes

[edit] East Indies

[edit] West Indies

[edit] Slave Trade

[edit] Life on board

[edit] Amsterdam

[edit] Mapmaking

[edit] Dredging

[edit] Shipbuilding

[edit] Admiralties

[edit] Anglo-Dutch Wars

[edit] State navy

[edit] After the Golden Age

[edit] Tea clippers

[edit] Mechanisation

[edit] Koninklijke Marine

[edit] French occupation

[edit] Kingdom of the Netherlands

[edit] Training

[edit] Dutch East Indies

[edit] Second world War

[edit] Indonesia

[edit] Cold War

[edit] Reorientation

[edit] Twentieth century

[edit] Zeesleepvaart

[edit] Offshore

[edit] Heavy container-shipping

[edit] Dredging

[edit] Shipbuilding

[edit] Sea rescue

[edit] See also

[edit] References