something i wrote a while ago, check it out.
05-1667
Event Description: louis XIV invades the spanish netherlands.
08-1667
Event Description: French armies have engulfed all of brabant and flanders.
10-1667
Event Description: Louis defeats spanish forces at Brussels and completes his conquest of the spanish netherlands.
02-1670
Event Description: Charles and Louis sign the secret treaty of dover to divide up the free dutch republic.
02-1670
Parliment gave its approval to charles for outfitting a fleet to send against the dutch.
03-1670
french forces under the Comte de estres gathered at brussels head north into the dutch republic.
04-1670
the british fleet under the duke of york, 128 ships strong, sails out of chatham, headed for the dutch coast.
04-1670
Event Description: the british fleet catches de ruyter by suprise in sole bay and inflicts a devastating defeat on the dutch navy, destroying 45 dutch ships and inflicting 4,000 dutch casualties, a huge loss by any standards.
04-1670
Stadholder jan de witt is routed by the french at Tillburg.
06-1670
the dutch are again defeated, this time at arnhem.
08-1670
french and british forces converge on amsterdam.
10-1670
jan de witt surrenders to the Comte de estres. Holland is quickly partitioned between france and britain with groningen, gelderland and the frisian islands going to the british and everything from hilversum and amsterdam south, absorbed by the french. the former VOC enterprises (including warehouses and ships) where turned over to french entreprenuers and the company itself renamed the French-Orient Company (FOC)
03-1672
A french fleet of 63 ships and 9,000 troops under the command of admiral De la haye lands near the cape of good hope to take posession of the dutch colonies of south africa.
05-1672
the french troops under De la haye defeat 600 dutch settlers at stellenbosch.
03-1672
the french fleet bombards Kaapstaadt.
06-1672
the French capture Paarl.
04-1672
the french lay siege to Kaapstaadt.
08-1672
Event Description: Kaapstaadt surrenders to the french. the dutch Governer Albert van Breughel was clapped in irons and sent to france.
11-1672
Tulbagh, Franschoek, Swellendam, Mosselbaai and Uitenhage have all fallen to the french. the remaining dutch who still resisted the french advances retreat inland to Graaf-Reinet, the last remaining dutch stronghold in south africa.
1673
after a long and bloody battle between 4,000 french troops under the Marquis d'elanger anihilated the 1800 dutch defenders and captured Graaf-Reinet. d'elanger is made governer of the new colony of "Sud Afrique" by Louis XIV.
1674
the first 200 french settlers arrive at Kaapstadt. over the next 30 years, 60,000 more french settlers will come and settle the regions around Kaapstaadt, Stellenbosch and Swellendam, cementing the french dominance of the south african colony.
1685
400 french settlers estabilish homesteads in the transvaal. conflicts over land soon arise with the old dutch settlers.
1693
the great dutch rebellion begins in south africa with the recapture of Graaf Reinet. dutch homesteaders under jan vanderstaad massacre 112 french settlers.
1694
the rebellion ends in blood as french forces under the elderly D'erlanger corner vanderstaad on the south bank of the orange river. vanderstaad give himself up and is taken back to Kaapstaadt along with 200 of his followers. once there vanderstaad and all the other dutch prisoners are executed, vanderstaad by beheading, the rest are hung. a general roundup and deportation of the dutch settlers follows the executions. only 250 dutch manage to escape the roundups by french officials, these head north, deep into the karoo plateau to escape french pressure.
1695
the french annex ceylon and begin deporting the dutch and repupulating the conquered coastal colonies with new french settlers.
05-1667
Event Description: louis XIV invades the spanish netherlands.
08-1667
Event Description: French armies have engulfed all of brabant and flanders.
10-1667
Event Description: Louis defeats spanish forces at Brussels and completes his conquest of the spanish netherlands.
02-1670
Event Description: Charles and Louis sign the secret treaty of dover to divide up the free dutch republic.
02-1670
Parliment gave its approval to charles for outfitting a fleet to send against the dutch.
03-1670
french forces under the Comte de estres gathered at brussels head north into the dutch republic.
04-1670
the british fleet under the duke of york, 128 ships strong, sails out of chatham, headed for the dutch coast.
04-1670
Event Description: the british fleet catches de ruyter by suprise in sole bay and inflicts a devastating defeat on the dutch navy, destroying 45 dutch ships and inflicting 4,000 dutch casualties, a huge loss by any standards.
04-1670
Stadholder jan de witt is routed by the french at Tillburg.
06-1670
the dutch are again defeated, this time at arnhem.
08-1670
french and british forces converge on amsterdam.
10-1670
jan de witt surrenders to the Comte de estres. Holland is quickly partitioned between france and britain with groningen, gelderland and the frisian islands going to the british and everything from hilversum and amsterdam south, absorbed by the french. the former VOC enterprises (including warehouses and ships) where turned over to french entreprenuers and the company itself renamed the French-Orient Company (FOC)
03-1672
A french fleet of 63 ships and 9,000 troops under the command of admiral De la haye lands near the cape of good hope to take posession of the dutch colonies of south africa.
05-1672
the french troops under De la haye defeat 600 dutch settlers at stellenbosch.
03-1672
the french fleet bombards Kaapstaadt.
06-1672
the French capture Paarl.
04-1672
the french lay siege to Kaapstaadt.
08-1672
Event Description: Kaapstaadt surrenders to the french. the dutch Governer Albert van Breughel was clapped in irons and sent to france.
11-1672
Tulbagh, Franschoek, Swellendam, Mosselbaai and Uitenhage have all fallen to the french. the remaining dutch who still resisted the french advances retreat inland to Graaf-Reinet, the last remaining dutch stronghold in south africa.
1673
after a long and bloody battle between 4,000 french troops under the Marquis d'elanger anihilated the 1800 dutch defenders and captured Graaf-Reinet. d'elanger is made governer of the new colony of "Sud Afrique" by Louis XIV.
1674
the first 200 french settlers arrive at Kaapstadt. over the next 30 years, 60,000 more french settlers will come and settle the regions around Kaapstaadt, Stellenbosch and Swellendam, cementing the french dominance of the south african colony.
1685
400 french settlers estabilish homesteads in the transvaal. conflicts over land soon arise with the old dutch settlers.
1693
the great dutch rebellion begins in south africa with the recapture of Graaf Reinet. dutch homesteaders under jan vanderstaad massacre 112 french settlers.
1694
the rebellion ends in blood as french forces under the elderly D'erlanger corner vanderstaad on the south bank of the orange river. vanderstaad give himself up and is taken back to Kaapstaadt along with 200 of his followers. once there vanderstaad and all the other dutch prisoners are executed, vanderstaad by beheading, the rest are hung. a general roundup and deportation of the dutch settlers follows the executions. only 250 dutch manage to escape the roundups by french officials, these head north, deep into the karoo plateau to escape french pressure.
1695
the french annex ceylon and begin deporting the dutch and repupulating the conquered coastal colonies with new french settlers.
