Franco-Dutch War

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The Franco-Dutch War (1672–1678) was a major European conflict in which France, allied with England and several German states, sought to dominate and partition the Dutch Republic, triggering a wider continental struggle that reshaped the balance of power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 17th-century conflict ⓘ
European war ⓘ
war ⓘ
alliedWith Electorate of Cologne ⓘ
England ⓘ
France ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Dutch War ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War

Dutch War of 1672–1678 ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
belligerentGoal French control of the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
French dominance in Western Europe ⓘ
French partition of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
conflictOf reign of Louis XIV ⓘ
linked to: Louis XIV of France
conflictType land war ⓘ
naval war ⓘ
endTime 1678 ⓘ
followedBy Nine Years’ War ⓘ
linked to: Nine Years' War

War of the Reunions ⓘ
hasCause Anglo-French rivalry with the Dutch Republic ⓘ
French attempt to dominate the Dutch Republic ⓘ
French territorial expansion under Louis XIV ⓘ
commercial and maritime rivalry with the Dutch Republic ⓘ
hasEffect consolidation of French eastern frontier ⓘ
formation of anti-French coalitions in Europe ⓘ
long-term Anglo-Dutch cooperation against France ⓘ
rise of William III as a major European statesman ⓘ
hasParticipant Admiral Cornelis Tromp ⓘ
Charles II of England ⓘ
Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg ⓘ
George Monck, Duke of Albemarle ⓘ
linked to: George Monck

Henri de la Tour d’Auvergne, Vicomte de Turenne ⓘ
Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
Louis II de Bourbon, Prince de Condé ⓘ
Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Michiel de Ruyter ⓘ
William III of Orange ⓘ
location Dutch Republic ⓘ
English Channel ⓘ
Franche-Comté ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ
Rhineland ⓘ
Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
mainBelligerent Denmark-Norway ⓘ
linked to: Denmark–Norway

Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
Electorate of Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Brandenburg

Electorate of Cologne ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
Kingdom of France ⓘ
linked to: France

Prince-Bishopric of Münster ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
opposedBy Brandenburg-Prussia ⓘ
linked to: Prussia

Denmark-Norway ⓘ
linked to: Denmark–Norway

Duchy of Lorraine ⓘ
Duchy of Savoy ⓘ
Dutch Republic ⓘ
Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
partOf Louis XIV’s wars ⓘ
precededBy War of Devolution ⓘ
result England’s withdrawal from the war in 1674 ⓘ
French acquisition of Franche-Comté ⓘ
French territorial gains in the Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
Treaty of Nijmegen peace settlement ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Nijmegen

end of Anglo-French alliance against the Dutch Republic ⓘ
increased resistance to French hegemony in Europe ⓘ
recognition of Dutch Republic’s independence and commercial position ⓘ
shift in European balance of power toward France ⓘ
strengthening of William III’s political position in the Dutch Republic ⓘ
significantEvent Battle of Solebay ⓘ
Battle of Texel (1673) ⓘ
Dutch Water Line inundations ⓘ
French invasion of the Dutch Republic in 1672 ⓘ
Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672 in the Dutch Republic ⓘ
Treaty of Dover (1670) secret alliance ⓘ
Treaty of Nijmegen ⓘ
Treaty of Nijmegen between France and Spain (1678–1679) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Nijmegen

Treaty of Nijmegen between France and the Dutch Republic (1678) ⓘ
linked to: Treaty of Nijmegen

Treaty of Westminster (1674) ⓘ
crossing of the Rhine by French forces in 1672 ⓘ
murder of Johan de Witt and Cornelis de Witt ⓘ
siege of Maastricht (1673) ⓘ
startTime 1672 ⓘ
timePeriod 1670s ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dutch Republic → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Triple Alliance (1668) → relatedConflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Triple Alliance (1668) → precedes → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Rampjaar → hasCause → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
subject linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
Rampjaar → hasCause → French invasion of the Dutch Republic ⓘ
subject linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
Rampjaar → partOf → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
subject linked to: Rampjaar (Disaster Year) 1672
Louis XIV of France → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Charles XI of Sweden → conflict → Franco-Dutch War (as part of Scanian War theatre) ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
Bernhard von Galen → militaryConflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Franco-Dutch War → alsoKnownAs → Dutch War ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
Franco-Dutch War → alsoKnownAs → Dutch War of 1672–1678 ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
Nine Years' War → precededBy → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Prince-Bishopric of Münster → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Treaty of Dover (1670) → relatedConflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
War of Devolution → followedBy → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
War of Devolution → followedBy → Dutch War ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
Michiel de Ruyter → participantIn → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
siege of Grave (1674) → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
siege of Grave (1674) → partOf → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Dutch navy of the Republic → notableWar → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Louis Dieudonné → notableEvent → Franco‑Dutch War ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
Bernhard von Galen → militaryConflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
subject linked to: Bombing Bernard
United Provinces → significantEvent → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Scanian War → chronologicalPredecessor → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
siege of Maastricht (1673) → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
siege of Maastricht (1673) → partOf → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
siege of Maastricht (1673) → turningPointIn → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
siege of Maastricht (1673) → precededBy → French invasion of the Dutch Republic (1672) ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
siege of Maastricht (1673) → theatre → Low Countries theatre of the Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
Treaty of Nijmegen → follows → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
War of the Reunions → precededBy → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Battle of Texel (1673) → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Cornelis Tromp → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
subject linked to: Admiral Cornelis Tromp
Claude Louis Hector de Villars → participantIn → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Battle of Solebay → historicalPeriod → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Battle of Solebay → relatedConflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Marshal Catinat → participatedIn → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Anne Hilarion de Tourville → participantIn → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Staatse leger → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Army of Flanders → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Battle of Seneffe → partOf → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Battle of Seneffe → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ
Battle of Seneffe → precededBy → French invasion of the Spanish Netherlands in 1672–1673 ⓘ
linked to: Franco-Dutch War
Siege of Groningen (1672) → conflict → Franco-Dutch War ⓘ