In 1641 the Dutch captured Conquering Luanda from the Portuguese .

The Portuguese , upon the arrival of the Dutch , fled Escaping upriver .

On August 25 , 1641 the Dutch landed Arriving 2,145 troops on near Luanda under the command of Cornelis Jol .

On September 19 , the Dutch drove Motion them from that position and forced Request them to fall Motion back to the Portuguese plantations along the Bengo River .

The Dutch then fortified Cause_change_of_strength their positions along the river .

The investigation of the disaster , which was assisted Assistance by the Dutch investigation team , concluded Coming_to_believe that the cause of the accident was due to the accumulation of ice on the wings of the aircraft .

The match Competition was given Giving the Dutch title `` De Mistwedstrijd '' ( ; `` The Fog Match '' ) as it was played Competition in dense fog .

Amphibious landings at Utah were undertaken Action by United States Army troops , with sea transport Military_operation , mine sweeping , and a naval bombardment force provided Supply by the United States Navy and Coast Guard as well as elements from the British , Dutch and other Allied navies .

The Dutch–Portuguese War Hostile_encounter was an armed conflict Hostile_encounter involving Cause_to_be_included Dutch forces Military_operation , in the form of the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company , against the Portuguese Empire .

The Dutch–Portuguese War Hostile_encounter was an armed conflict Hostile_encounter involving Cause_to_be_included Dutch forces Military_operation , in the form of the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company , against the Portuguese Empire .

The Dutch–Portuguese War Hostile_encounter was an armed conflict Hostile_encounter involving Cause_to_be_included Dutch forces Military_operation , in the form of the Dutch East India Company and the Dutch West India Company , against the Portuguese Empire .

Beginning Process_start in 1602 , the conflict Hostile_encounter primarily involved Cause_to_be_included the Dutch companies invading Attack Portuguese colonies in the Americas , Africa , India and the Far East .

However , the conflict Hostile_encounter had little to do with the war in Europe and served Supply mainly as a way for the Dutch to gain Getting an overseas empire and control Control trade at the cost Cost of the Portuguese .

English forces Military_operation also assisted Assistance the Dutch at certain points in the war ( though in later decades , English and Dutch would become Becoming fierce rivals Competition ) .

English forces Military_operation also assisted Assistance the Dutch at certain points in the war ( though in later decades , English and Dutch would become Becoming fierce rivals Competition ) .

In December 2008 , Dutch broadcaster NTR aired Expressing_publicly a piece on Malév Flight 240 alleging that there is existing Presence photographic documentation of the search Scrutiny and rescue Rescuing or recovery operation , and that fifteen unidentified bodies were recovered Recovering .

Dutch military forces ( and , for a while , the forces Military_operation of the World War II Allies ) were able to control Control the major towns , cities and industrial assets in Republican heartlands on Java and Sumatra but could not control Control the countryside .

The revolution Change_of_leadership marked Recording the end Process_end of the colonial administration Control of the Dutch East Indies , except for Netherlands New Guinea .

The Raid on Batavia of 27 November 1806 was an attempt by a large British naval force to destroy Destroying the Dutch squadron based on Java in the Dutch East Indies that posed Causation a threat to British shipping in the Straits of Malacca .

The Raid on Batavia of 27 November 1806 was an attempt by a large British naval force to destroy Destroying the Dutch squadron based on Java in the Dutch East Indies that posed Causation a threat to British shipping in the Straits of Malacca .

The British admiral in command of the eastern Indian Ocean , Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew , led a force of four ships of the line , two frigates and brig to the capital of Java at Batavia ( later renamed Djakarta ) , in search of the squadron , which was reported Reporting to consist Cause_to_be_included of a number of Dutch ships of the line and several smaller vessels .

However the largest Dutch ships had already sailed Self_motion eastwards towards Griessie over a month earlier , and Pellew only discovered Know the frigate `` Phoenix '' and a number of smaller warships in the bay , all of which were driven Motion ashore by their crews rather than engage Pellew 's force .

The wrecks were subsequently burnt Use_firearm and Pellew , unaware of the whereabouts of the main Dutch squadron , returned Arriving to his base at Madras for the winter .

The raid was the third of series of actions intended to eliminate Removing the threat posed to British trade routes by the Dutch squadron : at the Action of 26 July 1806 and the Action of 18 October 1806 , British frigates sent Sending on reconnaissance missions to the region succeeded in attacking Attack and capturing Conquering two Dutch frigates and a number of other vessels .

The raid was the third of series of actions intended to eliminate Removing the threat posed to British trade routes by the Dutch squadron : at the Action of 26 July 1806 and the Action of 18 October 1806 , British frigates sent Sending on reconnaissance missions to the region succeeded in attacking Attack and capturing Conquering two Dutch frigates and a number of other vessels .

The raid reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the effectiveness of Batavia as a Dutch base , but the continued presence of the main Dutch squadron at Griessie concerned Pellew and he led Bringing a second operation the following year to complete his defeat of the Dutch .

The raid reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the effectiveness of Batavia as a Dutch base , but the continued presence of the main Dutch squadron at Griessie concerned Pellew and he led Bringing a second operation the following year to complete his defeat of the Dutch .

The raid reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the effectiveness of Batavia as a Dutch base , but the continued presence of the main Dutch squadron at Griessie concerned Pellew and he led Bringing a second operation the following year to complete his defeat of the Dutch .

Three years later , with the French driven out of the western Indian Ocean , British forces in the region were strong enough to prepare GetReady an expeditionary force against the Dutch East Indies , which effectively ended Process_end the war in the east .

The siege resulted in Causation Breda , a Dutch fortified city , falling Motion_directional into the control of the Army of Flanders .

The strategically located city was heavily fortified Cause_change_of_strength and strongly defended Defending by a large and well prepared GetReady garrison of 7,000 men , that the Dutch were confident would hold Defending out long enough to wear down besiegers while awaiting a relief force to disrupt the siege Besieging .

Yet despite the Spanish government 's opposition to major sieges Besieging in the Low Countries and the obstacles confronting Confronting_problem any attack on such a strongly fortified and defended Defending city , Spinola launched Motion his Breda campaign , rapidly blocking Hiding_objects the city 's defences and driving Motion off a Dutch relief army under the leadership of Maurice of Nassau that had attempted to cut off Hindering the Spanish army 's access to supplies Supply .

The siege was part of a plan to isolate the Republic from its hinterland , and co-ordinated with Olivare 's naval war spearheaded by the Dunkirkers , to economically choke the Dutch Republic .

In the latter stages of the combined Cause_to_amalgamate Eighty and Thirty Years ' wars Hostile_encounter that had greatly strained Spanish resources , Breda was lost Earnings_and_losses to the Dutch under Frederick Henry after a four-month siege .

Mary of Hungary nevertheless ordered Request Adolf of Burgundy to compose Collaboration a fleet of 45 Dutch , Spanish and Portuguese ships with 3000 sailors and 4500 troops under command Control of Frederick II , Elector Palatine .

The 1740 Batavia massacre Killing ( , literally `` Murder Killing of the Chinese '' ; , meaning `` Chinatown Tumult Killing '' ) was a pogrom Killing in which Dutch East Indies soldiers and native collaborators Collaboration killed Killing ethnic Chinese residents of the port city of Batavia ( present-day Jakarta ) in the Dutch East Indies .

The 1740 Batavia massacre Killing ( , literally `` Murder Killing of the Chinese '' ; , meaning `` Chinatown Tumult Killing '' ) was a pogrom Killing in which Dutch East Indies soldiers and native collaborators Collaboration killed Killing ethnic Chinese residents of the port city of Batavia ( present-day Jakarta ) in the Dutch East Indies .

On 7 October , hundreds of ethnic Chinese , many of them sugar mill workers , killed Killing 50 Dutch soldiers , leading Causation Dutch troops to confiscate Removing all weapons from the Chinese populace and to place Placing the Chinese under a curfew .

On 7 October , hundreds of ethnic Chinese , many of them sugar mill workers , killed Killing 50 Dutch soldiers , leading Causation Dutch troops to confiscate Removing all weapons from the Chinese populace and to place Placing the Chinese under a curfew .

Two days later , rumours of Chinese atrocities Violence led Causation other Batavian ethnic groups to burn Chinese houses along Besar River and Dutch soldiers to fire Use_firearm cannon at Chinese homes .

Outside the city walls , clashes Hostile_encounter continued between Dutch troops and rioting sugar mill workers .

The following year , attacks Attack on ethnic Chinese throughout Java sparked Causation the two-year Java War that pitted Hostile_encounter ethnic Chinese and Javanese forces Military_operation against Dutch troops .

The massacre Killing figures heavily in Dutch literature , and is also cited Adducing as a possible etymology for the names of several areas in Jakarta .

The responsibility for investigation Criminal_investigation was delegated to the Dutch Safety Board ( DSB ) and the Dutch-led joint Collaboration investigation Criminal_investigation team ( JIT ) , who concluded Coming_to_believe that the airliner was downed Motion by a Buk surface-to-air missile launched from pro-Russian separatist-controlled territory in Ukraine .

The Action of 26 July 1806 was a minor naval engagement Hostile_encounter of the Napoleonic Wars Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter off the southern coast of the island of Celebes in the Dutch East Indies .

During the battle Hostile_encounter , a small British squadron attacked Attack and defeated Conquering a Dutch force defending Defending a valuable convoy , which was also captured Conquering .

The British force—consisting of the frigate and brig-sloop under the command Control of Captain Edward Elphinstone—was initially wary of the Dutch , mistaking the Dutch East Indiaman merchant ship `` Victoria '' for a ship of the line .

The British force—consisting of the frigate and brig-sloop under the command Control of Captain Edward Elphinstone—was initially wary of the Dutch , mistaking the Dutch East Indiaman merchant ship `` Victoria '' for a ship of the line .

Closer observation Perception_active revealed Reveal_secret the identity of the Dutch vessels the following day and Elphinstone led his frigate against the leading Dutch warship `` Pallas while `` Harrier '' engaged Hostile_encounter the merchant vessels and forced Request them to surrender Surrendering .

Closer observation Perception_active revealed Reveal_secret the identity of the Dutch vessels the following day and Elphinstone led his frigate against the leading Dutch warship `` Pallas while `` Harrier '' engaged Hostile_encounter the merchant vessels and forced Request them to surrender Surrendering .