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/kloc-At the beginning of the 7th century, the total population of the Netherlands was less than 2 million, and the number of merchant ships ranked first in Europe, accounting for four-fifths of the total tonnage in Europe, four to five times that of Britain and seven times that of France. By the middle of17th century, the Netherlands reached its peak in navigation and world trade, and then replaced Spain as the maritime hegemon, becoming the new commercial hegemon and ruling the ocean, and was called the "sea coachman". Because the Netherlands was the largest merchant shipping country in Europe at that time, it meant that the overseas trade of the Netherlands was very rich. The fundamental reason for the decline of the Netherlands is that it relies too much on overseas trade, and its own economy is quite fragile, which eventually leads to a series of new problems, making the Netherlands, known as the sea coachman, gradually decline.

At first, Holland was able to rise. Local capitalism, industry and commerce and navigation are relatively developed, and they are close to the sea, which is the innate advantage of colonial expansion. On the other hand, Europe is fighting for hegemony. Mainly German Protestantism United with Britain and France against the Catholic Habsburg dynasty in Germany and Spain. The Netherlands gained strong support in this protracted war and gained huge benefits from the final contract of the 30-year war, which enabled the Netherlands to rise strongly.

1672, Dutch, French, British and three German bishops went to war at the same time, which was called "the year of disaster" in Dutch history. At sea, the British and French navies can be successfully prevented from entering the west coast. However, on land, it was almost occupied by French and German troops from the east. Although the Netherlands has tried to reverse some situations, it has been unable to restore its former glory. /kloc-in the 0 th and 8 th centuries, the Netherlands fell into a state of decline. The economic competition from Britain and the struggle of Dutch political factions have greatly damaged the vitality of the Netherlands.

In the 18th century, the Netherlands carried out drastic disarmament: at the end of the 17th century, the Netherlands had eight giant warships, 80 guns and 120 naval vessels of various types, while in the 18th century, there was only one giant warship, less than 10 warships, resulting in insufficient naval power to guarantee maritime trade. There have been four wars between Britain and the Netherlands, especially the fourth war between Britain and the Netherlands. The Dutch were not prepared for this war at all. The result was very tragic, and the military power at sea completely disappeared. Without the protection of military forces, there would be no maritime trade in the Netherlands.

Since then, the Netherlands has been unable to build a huge commercial fleet. In addition, some countries refused to repay the national debt and interest purchased from the Netherlands. Holland has completely ended its glory. After the war, Britain replaced the Netherlands as the overlord of maritime trade.