ARP275 The War Goes Dutch

Despite stretching its military resources in an increasingly difficult war, Britain adds a third European enemy to its targets. In December 1780 Britain declares war on the Dutch Republic. Blog https://blog.AmRevPodcast.com includes a complete transcript, as well as pictures, and links related to this week's episode. Book Recommendation of the Week: Patriots and Liberators: Revolution in the Netherlands, 1780-1813, by Simon Schama. Online Recommendation of the Week: The Dutch Republic and the American Revolution, by Friedrich Edler: https://archive.org/details/dutchrepublic00edlerich Join American Revolution Podcast on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmRevPodcast Ask your American Revolution Podcast questions on Quora: https://amrevpod.quora.com Join the Facebook group, American Revolution Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/132651894048271 Follow the podcast on Twitter @AmRevPodcast Join the podcast mail list: https://mailchi.mp/d3445a9cd244/american-revolution-podcast-by-michael-troy  ARP T-shirts and other merch: http://tee.pub/lic/AmRevPodcast Support this podcast on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AmRevPodcast or via PayPal http://paypal.me/AmRevPodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices