As a nineteenth-century colonial power, the Netherlands put up quite a performance.
According to European standards, colonies were supposed to be profitable; the Netherland's …

From its earliest decades, the Dutch East India Company (Verenigde Oost-Indische
Compagnie, or VOC, 1602–1799) had looked for political and commercial allies among the …

In 1750 the Dutch overseas possessions in the West and in Asia were not regular topics of
discussion for Dutch naval administrators. These men had other, more pressing items on …

How did the Dutch Empire compare with other imperial enterprises? And how was it
experienced by the indigenous peoples who became part of this colonial power? At the start …

During the seventeenth century, the Dutch and English emerged as the world's leading
trading nations, building their prosperity largely upon their maritime successes. During this …

A few short years after the end of the Second World War, the Dutch colony in the East Indies
became the independent Republic of Indonesia. Importantly, the final agreement signed in …

When Switzerland was created in 1848, one of its founding fathers went by the name of
'Borneo Louis'. Before becoming a Swiss state builder, he had served as a mercenary in the …

How did British authorities manage to secure the commitment of large dominion and Indian
armies that could plan, fight, shoot, communicate, and sustain themselves, in concert with …

Wim Klooster and Gert Oostindie present a fresh look at the Dutch Atlantic in the period
following the imperial moment of the seventeenth century. This epoch (1680–1815), the …

The nineteenth century was Europe's colonial century. At the beginning of the period, the
only colonial empire that existed was the British Empire. By the end of the century the …