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How unified was the Indonesian struggle for independence against the Dutch? Yes you are right The Dutch rule over Indonesia is similar to that of the British in India The Dutch relied heavily on local princes to do the work for them Troughout most of the 17th and also the 18th century the Dutch mainly just controled the island of Java, Bali, South-Sumatra and South-Kalimantan whilst having trade posts all over the
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
Franco-Dutch War | History Forum Despite French feeling that the Dutch were protestant heretics, seditious rebels and trading rivals the two countries had been allies for the best part of a hundred years The war of Devoloution changed all that Louis was fuming over Dutch betrayal and wanted revenge Found this on the internet, it sums up the situation pretty well
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
Dutch traffic limitations - History Forum In the Netherlands there has been a trend since the 1970s to limit usage of private cars within cities (but not completely abolishing them) Generally these initiatives have been successful Dutch city residents are using bicycles and commuter traffic instead Even the few travellers who absolutely need to drive are benefited
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