The Dutch refuse to be bullied into…

1778 CE

The Dutch refuse to be bullied into taking Britain's side in the war against France in 1778.

The British invoke a number of old treaties (1678, 1689, 1716) to have the Republic support them militarily, but as in the Seven Years' War the Dutch government refuses.

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Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands View →

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William V, Prince of Orange View →

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Netherlands, United Provinces of the (Dutch Republic) View → France, (Bourbon) Kingdom of View → Britain, Kingdom of Great View → United States of America (US, USA) (Philadelphia PA) View →

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American Revolution View → American Revolutionary War, or American War of Independence View → Anglo-French War (1778–1783) View →

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