Anglo-Dutch Wars
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![A view of the Dutch factory at Ambon, early to mid-17th century](/Images/godic/202412/21/Amboina._17th_century_print,_most_likely_English.5841.jpg")
![The Battle of Leghorn, 4 March 1653](/Images/godic/202412/21/Reinier_Nooms_-_De_zeeslag_bij_Livorno5841.jpg")
![The Battle of Scheveningen, 10 August 1653](/Images/godic/202412/21/De_zeeslag_bij_Terheide_Rijksmuseum_SK-A-13655841.jpeg")
The Anglo-Dutch wars (Dutch:Engels–Nederlandse Oorlogen or Engelse Zeeoorlogen) were wars between successive English/British states (the Commonwealth of England, the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) and successive Dutch states (the Dutch Republic and the Batavian Republic). They were fought in the periods 1652-1674 and 1781-1810, for the control of trade routes and colonies.