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re: Who Had the Greatest Colonial Power in History?
Posted on 4/26/24 at 3:32 pm to SaintlyTiger88
Posted on 4/26/24 at 3:32 pm to SaintlyTiger88
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Were the Dutch a colonial power? I never hear much about their colonies and how big of a presence they were. Obviously not much compared to the Brits and Spaniards.
Many of the British colonies started out as dutch ones. The Dutch controlled (at one or different points) New York, Suriname, South Africa, Sri Lanka, much of the Eastern Caribbean, and Indonesia. The English became a colonial power in large part due to wars with The Dutch Republic. They also controlled trading posts in modern Taiwan, Brazil, West Africa, Kuwait, Thailand, Chile, etc.
The dutch were one of the big boys right along side the Spanish, Portuguese, English, and French.
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 3:33 pm
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 4:05 pm to kingbob
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Many of the British colonies started out as dutch ones. The Dutch controlled (at one or different points) New York, Suriname, South Africa, Sri Lanka, much of the Eastern Caribbean, and Indonesia. The English became a colonial power in large part due to wars with The Dutch Republic. They also controlled trading posts in modern Taiwan, Brazil, West Africa, Kuwait, Thailand, Chile, etc.
The dutch were one of the big boys right along side the Spanish, Portuguese, English, and French.
The Dutch (via their many nameds / IDs) are THE Missing Link to Discovery and the assigned "New World" delegation of overlording.
The Dutch East India Company was the richest entity on earth by the 1500s, doing major trading and exploration of the realm -- including "discovering" Australia.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 4:18 pm to kingbob
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The dutch were one of the big boys right along side the Spanish, Portuguese, English, and French.
They were, and they blew it.
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