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Dutch and Taiwan | History Forum - historum. com To my knowledge, under the Koxinga-Dutch Treaty (1662) signed on 1 February, 1662 between Koxinga and Frederick Coyett, the last Dutch governor in Taiwan, the Dutch surrendered the Anping Fortress, all his officials, soldiers and civilians were free to leave with their personal belongings and supplies
Is Belgium Frankish or Belgic?. . . Or dutch? | History Forum It's why Flemish aren't Dutch (although they speak the same language (well, almost: the Dutch speak some sort of a so-called Dutch ), why Wallons aren't French It's also why the "rattachement" movements are insignificant in all three communities (cause there are Germans too)
dutch influence in indonesia food - History Forum Some ingredients are probably introduced by Portuguese in Goa, rather than the Dutch The more slightly "Modern" ones are very likely Dutch would actually be thinking of indian style rotis, such as chapati, canai or nans when it comes to early breads, in fact aceh have canai as part of their regional dish
Why did the Dutch empire decline | Page 4 | History Forum It is not out of my disrespect, in fact, I think that the history of the Dutch empire is one the most important and interesting, and I esteemed the people of the Low Countries very highly, but it is due to be practical, and hide the lack of understanding By the way, I like the most the history of the Dutch shipbuilding
Best Spanish commander in the Netherlands | History Forum In the Netherlands he consistently defeated Dutch leader William of Orange and captured places like Mechelen, Zutphen, Naarden and Haarlem Alva's brutal leadership made him a symbol of Spanish repression which was enthusiastically supported by Dutch propagandists He was eventually recalled to Spain in favor of a more moderate general
Dutch tolerance - Colonial atrocities explode myth True, the Dutch behaved like terrible oppresors in the war of Indonesian Independence 100,000 Indonesians died in that war in comparison to less then 5,000 Dutchman Since Indonesian irregulars applied guerillia warfare on the Dutch, the Dutch Royal army had no other option then apply the same tactic on them
Opinions on Philip II - History Forum In the Dutch history books (and some English ones as well), Philip is usually portrayed as a ruthless tyrant obsessed with stamping out the heritics but there's a good reason for that, Philip was a ruthless leader obsessed with upholding the faith toward the Dutch that is, but in his Spanish rule he seems like a completely different ruler
Does this language look like german or dutch? - History Forum After Frisian, Dutch is the next most closely-related language to English English: "Butter, bread, and green cheese is good English and good Fries " Frisian: "Bûter, brea, en griene tsiis is goed Ingelsk en goed Frysk " Both sentences are pronounced more or less the same
The UK not returning colonies after the Napoleonic Wars The Dutch probably didn't see themselves as losing out too much, though Aside from the simple fact of the restoration of independence from France, the Austrian Netherlands and the Bishopric of Liege (ie modern Belgium); and Luxembourg were all ceded to the new kingdom of the Netherlands in an attempt to create a strong buffer state against