Decoding the war strategies of the mighty
There were three Anglo-Dutch naval wars in the second half of the 17th century:
The First War (1652-1654),
Second War (1665-1667),
Third War (1672-1674).
The first was won by the English, the second and third by the Republic of the Seven United Provinces. The aim of these military conflicts was to secure control of the world's oceans and trade routes. How did this rivalry between two maritime powers end?
In 1688 the Dutch feared that England might ally with France in the forthcoming Nine Years' War and repeat the crisis of 1672. To prevent this, William of Orange led a Dutch invasion army that landed at Torbay (Devon) on 5 November 1688. From there he marched on London, where he succeeded in deposing James II of England. While William and his troops occupied London, he and his wife Mary were seated on the English throne, ending further Anglo-Dutch conflict. James II was forced into exile in France. In early 1690 William and Mary were proclaimed joint monarchs of the Three Kingdoms.
Caption: William of Orange landed in England with a Dutch invasion force in 1688. Proven war strategies are still used by empires today.
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The regular strength of the Dutch army was 14,000 to 15,000 men, consisting of some 11,000 infantry, including nearly 5,000 members of the elite Anglo-Scottish Brigade and the Dutch Blue Guards, 3,660 cavalry, and an artillery train with 21 24-pounder guns. Some 5,000 volunteers, made up of British exiles and Huguenots, accompanied the fleet, bringing the total strength of the army to more than 20,000 men.
What did it mean when a Dutch king ascended the English throne and expelled his Scottish father-in-law? The ruler of the United Provinces took power in England. Shortly afterwards, in 1694, the first phase of 'super-imperialism' began, the war between Britain and France, which lasted more than a hundred years. In this war, the French supported the rebels in the American War of Independence, helping them to defeat the English colonial power. In revenge, the English fomented revolutionary unrest in France, which led to the overthrow of Louis XVI and his beheading on 21 January 1793.
The wars between different countries and alliances continue to this day. When a country lost a war, it tried to get revenge at some point in the future.
Where are we today? Which country is trying to assert itself against another? A partial answer is that the largest empire at the moment, the USA, is being targeted by other countries that want to take over the world. For a more complete answer, we need to look at the weapons used in this war. All the nations involved in this struggle are familiar with the mechanisms of super-imperialism. They know the Achilles heel of this form of imperialism. They are trying to reverse the development initiated by William III of Orange in 1694 and implemented in his war against France. Therefore, in order to understand what is happening in the war in Ukraine, we need to know the Achilles' heel of super-imperialism. I have already identified it in the Musings of the Court Jester of 5 August. I will elaborate on this in further Musings of the Court Jester.
Dan. 4:25: … until you recognize that the Most High is ruler over the realm of mankind and bestows it on whomever He wishes.
NASB 1995
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